Related Party Transactions (Notes)	3 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Notes)	Apr. 02, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	11. Related Party Transactions: CEC Entertainment reimburses Apollo Management, L.P. for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with travel and Board of Directors related expenses. Expense reimbursements by CEC Entertainment to Apollo Management, L.P. totaled $0.1 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended April 2, 2017 and three months ended April 3, 2016, respectively, and are included in “General and administrative expenses” in our Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.