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Equity Method Investment (Details)
$ in Thousands
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2009
USD ($)
royalty_installment_payment
Oct. 31, 2009
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 29, 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Sep. 23, 2014
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Equity method investment, ownership percentage 50.00% 50.00%       40.00%
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture   $ 300,000        
Percentage of fair market value of equity method investment     80.00%      
Minimum royalty guarantee $ 125,000 125,000        
Number of annual installments for minimum royalty guarantee | royalty_installment_payment 5          
Amount of annual installment for minimum royalty guarantee $ 25,000 $ 25,000        
Discovery communications, Inc.            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Joint venture, ownership interest           60.00%
Net (gains) losses related to change in value of joint venture option agreement     $ 1,543 $ 1,295 $ (540)  
Payments made to discovery under tax sharing agreement     4,692 4,760 7,087  
Discovery communications, Inc. | Other liabilities            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Option agreement     20,602 22,145    
Liability associated with investment in joint venture, including imputed interest     $ 19,880 22,755    
Dicovery family channel            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Equity method investment, ownership percentage     40.00%      
Prepaid royalties     $ 15,063 26,941    
Equity method investments     216,567 223,769    
Dicovery family channel | Other expense            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Income (loss) from equity method investments     $ 21,841 23,642 $ 21,145  
Dicovery family channel | Prepaid expenses and other current assets            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Prepaid royalties       12,236    
Dicovery family channel | Other assets            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Prepaid royalties       $ 14,705