Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 2) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended											7 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 29, 2016	Sep. 29, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Nov. 26, 2015	Aug. 27, 2015	May 28, 2015	[1]	Feb. 26, 2015	Nov. 27, 2014	Aug. 28, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 25, 2014	Dec. 29, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	May 28, 2015	May 29, 2014
Numerator:
Net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation	$ 3,969	$ 8,742	$ 14,372	$ 9,336	$ 5,452	$ 4,945	$ 14,651	$ 3,249		$ 3,091	$ 5,223	$ 12,432	$ 23,565	$ 16,782	$ 37,902	$ 30,782	$ 23,995	$ 25,001
Denominator:
Denominator for basic EPS													27,609		27,551		27,421	27,076
Effect of dilutive employee stock options													308		406		266	74
Denominator for diluted EPS													27,917		27,957		27,687	27,150
Common Stock [Member]
Net earnings per share - Basic:
Common Stock													$ 0.88	$ 0.63	$ 1.41	$ 1.15	$ 0.9	$ 0.95
Net earnings per share- Diluted:
Common Stock													0.84	0.61	1.36	1.1	0.87	0.92
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Net earnings per share - Basic:
Common Stock													0.8		1.28		0.82	0.86
Net earnings per share- Diluted:
Common Stock													$ 0.79	$ 0.57	$ 1.27	$ 1.03	$ 0.81	$ 0.86

[1] The Company recorded a $2,600 pre-tax impairment charge during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 related to an existing hotel (approximately $1,562 after-tax, or $0.06 per diluted common share).