Condensed Consolidating Schedules - P&L (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 14, 2014	Jul. 03, 2016	Jun. 28, 2015	Jul. 03, 2016	Jun. 28, 2015	Jan. 03, 2016	Dec. 28, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Franchise fees and royalties		4,560	4,073	9,118	8,300
Total company store sales		212,061	208,006	481,821	469,286
Entertainment and merchandise sales		114,657	113,861	262,214	258,605
Food and beverage sales		97,404	94,145	219,607	210,681
Intangible assets, net		486,041		486,041		$ 488,095
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment				(318)	(82)
Repayments of Senior Debt				3,800	3,800
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities				77,738	67,371
Intercompany Note, Investing					0
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment				42,400	38,628
Payments to Develop Software				(6,223)	(1,571)
Net cash used in investing activities				(48,305)	(40,780)
Other Payments to Acquire Businesses					663
Repayments on note payable					(22)
Intercompany Note, Financing					0
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations				(204)	(209)
Payments of Dividends					(771)
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation				4	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities				(4,980)	(4,802)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash				484	(428)
Change in cash and cash equivalents				24,937	21,361
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales		97,404	94,145	219,607	210,681
Entertainment and merchandise sales		114,657	113,861	262,214	258,605
Total company store sales		212,061	208,006	481,821	469,286
Franchise fees and royalties		4,560	4,073	9,118	8,300
Fees and Commissions, Other		0	0	0	0
Total revenues		216,621	212,079	490,939	477,586
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)		24,673	23,951	55,195	53,176
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)		8,240	7,015	16,989	15,537
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise		32,913	30,966	72,184	68,713
Labor expenses		60,405	59,234	129,448	126,407
Depreciation and amortization		29,733	28,970	57,362	58,211
Other store operating expenses		37,376	35,330	73,387	68,848
Total company store operating costs		184,476	178,760	380,580	370,898
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense		12,162	14,596	25,261	26,048
General and administrative expenses		15,922	17,807	33,939	34,030
Transaction and severance costs		434	1,104	1,184	2,112
Total operating costs and expenses		212,994	212,267	440,964	433,088
Rent expense		24,049	24,260	48,199	48,719
Operating income (loss)		3,627	(188)	49,975	44,498
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates		0	0	0	0
Interest expense (income)		17,121	17,324	34,182	34,822
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic		(13,494)	(17,512)	15,793	9,676
Income tax expense (benefit)		(4,442)	(7,620)	6,930	4,826
Net income (loss)		(9,052)	(9,892)	8,863	4,850
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax		161	777	915	(865)
Comprehensive income (loss)		8,891	9,115	(9,778)	(3,985)
Cash and cash equivalents		75,591	132,355	75,591	132,355	50,654	$ 110,994
Predecessor [Member]
Other costs and expenses:
Transaction and severance costs	$ 11,600
Issuer
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other				462	512
Franchise fees and royalties				1,268	1,301
Total company store sales				437,720	428,650
Entertainment and merchandise sales				245,886	245,243
Food and beverage sales				191,834	183,407
Intangible assets, net		20,458		20,458
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment				0	(107)
Repayments of Senior Debt				3,800	3,800
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities				66,349	50,694
Intercompany Note, Investing					67
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment				31,814	33,679
Payments to Develop Software				(3,439)	0
Net cash used in investing activities				(35,253)	(34,168)
Other Payments to Acquire Businesses					663
Repayments on note payable					0
Intercompany Note, Financing					0
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations				(202)	(208)
Payments of Dividends					(771)
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation				4
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities				(4,954)	(4,779)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash				0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents				26,142	11,747
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales				191,834	183,407
Entertainment and merchandise sales				245,886	245,243
Total company store sales				437,720	428,650
Franchise fees and royalties				1,268	1,301
Fees and Commissions, Other				462	512
Total revenues				439,450	430,463
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)				47,658	45,721
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)				15,757	14,328
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise				63,415	60,049
Labor expenses				119,109	116,185
Depreciation and amortization				55,158	54,888
Other store operating expenses				68,639	64,670
Total company store operating costs				350,688	340,380
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense				21,222	21,137
General and administrative expenses				12,928	10,776
Transaction and severance costs				1,129	(184)
Total operating costs and expenses				385,967	372,109
Rent expense				44,367	44,588
Operating income (loss)				53,483	58,354
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates				(5,795)	(10,798)
Interest expense (income)				32,081	33,304
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic				15,607	14,252
Income tax expense (benefit)				6,744	9,402
Net income (loss)				8,863	4,850
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax				915	(865)
Comprehensive income (loss)				(9,778)	(3,985)
Cash and cash equivalents		68,377	108,767	68,377	108,767	42,235	97,020
Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other		615	761	1,230	1,424
Franchise fees and royalties		3,888	3,578	7,850	6,999
Total company store sales		17,949	15,627	36,336	32,053
Entertainment and merchandise sales		5,850	3,882	11,448	7,992
Food and beverage sales		12,099	11,745	24,888	24,061
Intangible assets, net		465,583		465,583		466,240
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment				(318)	25
Repayments of Senior Debt				0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities				11,899	10,722
Intercompany Note, Investing					2,925
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment				10,459	3,613
Payments to Develop Software				(2,784)	(1,571)
Net cash used in investing activities				(12,925)	(2,284)
Other Payments to Acquire Businesses					0
Repayments on note payable					(22)
Intercompany Note, Financing					(67)
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations				0	0
Payments of Dividends					0
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation				0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities				(24)	(89)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash				0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents				(1,050)	8,349
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales		12,099	11,745	24,888	24,061
Entertainment and merchandise sales		5,850	3,882	11,448	7,992
Total company store sales		17,949	15,627	36,336	32,053
Franchise fees and royalties		3,888	3,578	7,850	6,999
Fees and Commissions, Other		615	761	1,230	1,424
Total revenues		22,452	19,966	45,416	40,476
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)		3,140	3,112	6,438	6,355
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)		457	148	902	901
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise		3,597	3,260	7,340	7,256
Labor expenses		3,803	3,439	7,802	7,368
Depreciation and amortization		628	1,174	1,235	2,288
Other store operating expenses		2,369	2,103	4,536	3,933
Total company store operating costs		11,776	11,286	23,625	23,650
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense		1,048	1,266	2,719	2,324
General and administrative expenses		10,067	11,771	20,726	22,984
Transaction and severance costs		7	1,289	55	2,296
Total operating costs and expenses		22,898	25,612	47,125	51,254
Rent expense		1,379	1,310	2,712	2,805
Operating income (loss)		(446)	(5,646)	(1,709)	(10,778)
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates		0	0	0	0
Interest expense (income)		1,536	621	1,887	1,254
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic		(1,982)	(6,267)	(3,596)	(12,032)
Income tax expense (benefit)		585	(5,102)	751	(3,774)
Net income (loss)		(2,567)	(1,165)	(4,347)	(8,258)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax		0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)		2,567	1,165	4,347	8,258
Cash and cash equivalents		747	14,776	747	14,776	1,797	6,427
Non-Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other		8,357	11,351	20,315	20,004
Franchise fees and royalties		0	0	0	0
Total company store sales		3,423	3,624	7,765	8,583
Entertainment and merchandise sales		2,129	2,246	4,880	5,370
Food and beverage sales		1,294	1,378	2,885	3,213
Intangible assets, net		0		0		0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment				0	0
Repayments of Senior Debt				0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities				(510)	5,955
Intercompany Note, Investing					0
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment				127	1,336
Payments to Develop Software				0	0
Net cash used in investing activities				(127)	(1,336)
Other Payments to Acquire Businesses					0
Repayments on note payable					0
Intercompany Note, Financing					(2,925)
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations				(2)	(1)
Payments of Dividends					0
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation				0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities				(2)	(2,926)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash				484	(428)
Change in cash and cash equivalents				(155)	1,265
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales		1,294	1,378	2,885	3,213
Entertainment and merchandise sales		2,129	2,246	4,880	5,370
Total company store sales		3,423	3,624	7,765	8,583
Franchise fees and royalties		0	0	0	0
Fees and Commissions, Other		8,357	11,351	20,315	20,004
Total revenues		11,780	14,975	28,080	28,587
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)		519	509	1,099	1,100
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)		144	160	330	308
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise		663	669	1,429	1,408
Labor expenses		1,227	1,343	2,537	2,854
Depreciation and amortization		509	527	969	1,035
Other store operating expenses		979	1,054	1,930	2,181
Total company store operating costs		3,938	4,258	7,985	8,804
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense		10,644	12,686	21,609	22,591
General and administrative expenses		109	154	285	270
Transaction and severance costs		0	0	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses		14,691	17,098	29,879	31,665
Rent expense		560	665	1,120	1,326
Operating income (loss)		(2,911)	(2,123)	(1,799)	(3,078)
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates		0	0	0	0
Interest expense (income)		106	135	214	264
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic		(3,017)	(2,258)	(2,013)	(3,342)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(901)	(387)	(565)	(802)
Net income (loss)		(2,116)	(1,871)	(1,448)	(2,540)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax		161	777	915	(865)
Comprehensive income (loss)		1,955	1,094	533	3,405
Cash and cash equivalents		6,467	8,812	6,467	8,812	6,622	7,547
Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other		207	227
Franchise fees and royalties		672	495
Total company store sales		190,689	188,755
Entertainment and merchandise sales		106,678	107,733
Food and beverage sales		84,011	81,022
Intangible assets, net						21,855
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales		84,011	81,022
Entertainment and merchandise sales		106,678	107,733
Total company store sales		190,689	188,755
Franchise fees and royalties		672	495
Fees and Commissions, Other		207	227
Total revenues		191,568	189,477
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)		21,014	20,330
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)		7,639	6,707
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise		28,653	27,037
Labor expenses		55,375	54,452
Depreciation and amortization		28,596	27,269
Other store operating expenses		34,876	33,161
Total company store operating costs		169,610	164,204
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense		8,801	11,995
General and administrative expenses		5,746	5,882
Transaction and severance costs		427	(185)
Total operating costs and expenses		184,584	181,896
Rent expense		22,110	22,285
Operating income (loss)		6,984	7,581
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates		(4,683)	(3,036)
Interest expense (income)		15,479	16,568
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic		(13,178)	(12,023)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(4,126)	(2,131)
Net income (loss)		(9,052)	(9,892)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax		161	777
Comprehensive income (loss)		8,891	9,115
Cash and cash equivalents						42,235
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other		(9,179)	(12,339)	(22,007)	(21,940)
Franchise fees and royalties		0	0	0	0
Total company store sales		0	0	0	0
Entertainment and merchandise sales		0	0	0	0
Food and beverage sales		0	0	0	0
Intangible assets, net		0		0		0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment				0	0
Repayments of Senior Debt				0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities				0	0
Intercompany Note, Investing					(2,992)
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment				0	0
Payments to Develop Software				0	0
Net cash used in investing activities				0	(2,992)
Other Payments to Acquire Businesses					0
Repayments on note payable					0
Intercompany Note, Financing					2,992
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations				0	0
Payments of Dividends					0
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation				0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities				0	2,992
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash				0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents				0	0
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales		0	0	0	0
Entertainment and merchandise sales		0	0	0	0
Total company store sales		0	0	0	0
Franchise fees and royalties		0	0	0	0
Fees and Commissions, Other		(9,179)	(12,339)	(22,007)	(21,940)
Total revenues		(9,179)	(12,339)	(22,007)	(21,940)
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)		0	0	0	0
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)		0	0	0	0
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise		0	0	0	0
Labor expenses		0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization		0	0	0	0
Other store operating expenses		(848)	(988)	(1,718)	(1,936)
Total company store operating costs		(848)	(988)	(1,718)	(1,936)
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense		(8,331)	(11,351)	(20,289)	(20,004)
General and administrative expenses		0	0	0	0
Transaction and severance costs		0	0	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses		(9,179)	(12,339)	(22,007)	(21,940)
Rent expense		0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)		0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates		4,683	3,036	5,795	10,798
Interest expense (income)		0	0	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic		4,683	3,036	5,795	10,798
Income tax expense (benefit)		0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)		4,683	3,036	5,795	10,798
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax		(161)	(777)	(915)	865
Comprehensive income (loss)		(4,522)	(2,259)	(4,880)	(11,663)
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0