Condensed Consolidating Schedules - P&L (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2017	Apr. 03, 2016	Jul. 03, 2016	Jun. 28, 2015	Oct. 02, 2016	Sep. 27, 2015	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Franchise fees and royalties	4,623,000	4,559,000	0	0
Total company store sales	260,336,000	269,759,000	0	0
Entertainment and merchandise sales	135,917,000	147,557,000	0	0
Food and beverage sales	124,419,000	122,202,000	0	0
Intangible assets, net	483,137,000						$ 484,083,000
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	(105,000)	(79,000)
Repayments of Senior Debt	1,900,000	1,900,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	58,795,000	43,772,000
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	22,793,000	18,823,000
Payments to Develop Software	(1,129,000)	(3,625,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(23,817,000)	(22,369,000)
Repayments on note payable		(7,000)
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations	(106,000)	(101,000)
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation	0	4,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	(1,142,000)	(2,478,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash	67,000	419,000
Change in cash and cash equivalents	33,903,000	19,344,000
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	124,419,000	122,202,000	0	0
Entertainment and merchandise sales	135,917,000	147,557,000	0	0
Total company store sales	260,336,000	269,759,000	0	0
Franchise fees and royalties	4,623,000	4,559,000	0	0
Fees and Commissions, Other	0	0	0	0
Total revenues	264,959,000	274,318,000	0	0
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	28,218,000	30,521,000	0	0
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	8,487,000	8,750,000	0	0
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	36,705,000	39,271,000	0	0
Labor expenses	66,388,000	69,043,000	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	26,412,000	27,629,000	0	0
Other store operating expenses	36,750,000	36,010,000	0	0
Total company store operating costs	189,574,000	196,103,000	0	0
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	13,382,000	13,100,000	0	0
General and administrative expenses	17,264,000	18,018,000	0	0
Asset Impairment Charges			0		$ 0	$ 0
Transaction and severance costs	80,000	749,000	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	220,300,000	227,970,000	0	0
Rent expense	23,319,000	24,150,000	0	0
Operating income (loss)	44,659,000	46,348,000	0	0
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	0	0	0	0
Interest expense (income)	17,061,000	17,061,000	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	27,598,000	29,287,000	0	0
Income tax expense (benefit)	10,378,000	11,372,000	0	0
Net income (loss)	17,220,000	17,915,000	0	0
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	119,000	754,000	0	0
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	119,000
Comprehensive income (loss)	(17,339,000)	(18,669,000)	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	94,926,000	69,998,000					61,023,000	$ 50,654,000
Issuer
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other
Franchise fees and royalties
Total company store sales			0	0
Entertainment and merchandise sales
Food and beverage sales
Intangible assets, net	18,539,000
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	(105,000)	(79,000)
Repayments of Senior Debt	1,900,000	1,900,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	47,762,000	40,445,000
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	14,624,000	18,342,000
Payments to Develop Software	0	(841,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(14,519,000)	(19,104,000)
Repayments on note payable		0
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations	(104,000)	(100,000)
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation		4,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	(1,127,000)	(2,470,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	32,116,000	18,871,000
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales
Entertainment and merchandise sales
Total company store sales			0	0
Franchise fees and royalties
Fees and Commissions, Other
Total revenues			0	0
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise			0	0
Labor expenses
Depreciation and amortization
Other store operating expenses
Total company store operating costs			0	0
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense
General and administrative expenses
Asset Impairment Charges
Transaction and severance costs
Total operating costs and expenses			0	0
Rent expense
Operating income (loss)			0	0
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates
Interest expense (income)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic			0	0
Income tax expense (benefit)
Net income (loss)			0	0
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax
Comprehensive income (loss)			0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	85,204,000	61,106,000					53,088,000	42,235,000
Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other	10,544,000	615,000
Franchise fees and royalties	4,182,000	3,961,000
Total company store sales	28,514,000	18,386,000	0	0
Entertainment and merchandise sales	14,112,000	5,598,000
Food and beverage sales	14,402,000	12,788,000
Intangible assets, net	464,598,000						464,926,000
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0	0
Repayments of Senior Debt	0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	10,342,000	3,662,000
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	7,639,000	451,000
Payments to Develop Software	(1,129,000)	(2,784,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(8,768,000)	(3,235,000)
Repayments on note payable		(7,000)
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations	0	0
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation		0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	(13,000)	(7,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	1,561,000	420,000
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	14,402,000	12,788,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	14,112,000	5,598,000
Total company store sales	28,514,000	18,386,000	0	0
Franchise fees and royalties	4,182,000	3,961,000
Fees and Commissions, Other	10,544,000	615,000
Total revenues	43,240,000	22,962,000	0	0
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	3,688,000	3,297,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	415,000	445,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	4,103,000	3,742,000	0	0
Labor expenses	4,839,000	3,999,000
Depreciation and amortization	920,000	607,000
Other store operating expenses	3,287,000	2,166,000
Total company store operating costs	14,650,000	11,847,000	0	0
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	1,846,000	1,673,000
General and administrative expenses	11,034,000	10,659,000
Asset Impairment Charges			0
Transaction and severance costs	0	48,000
Total operating costs and expenses	27,530,000	24,227,000	0	0
Rent expense	1,501,000	1,333,000
Operating income (loss)	15,710,000	(1,265,000)	0	0
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	0	0	0
Interest expense (income)	1,017,000	351,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	14,693,000	(1,616,000)	0	0
Income tax expense (benefit)	3,711,000	165,000
Net income (loss)	10,982,000	(1,781,000)	0	0
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)	(10,982,000)	1,781,000	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	2,719,000	2,217,000					1,158,000	1,797,000
Non-Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other	10,509,000	11,958,000
Franchise fees and royalties	0	0	0
Total company store sales	4,844,000	4,343,000	0	0
Entertainment and merchandise sales	3,017,000	2,751,000
Food and beverage sales	1,827,000	1,592,000
Intangible assets, net	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	691,000	(335,000)
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	530,000	30,000
Payments to Develop Software	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(530,000)	(30,000)
Repayments on note payable		0
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations	(2,000)	(1,000)
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation		0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	(2,000)	(1,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash	67,000	419,000
Change in cash and cash equivalents	226,000	53,000
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	1,827,000	1,592,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	3,017,000	2,751,000
Total company store sales	4,844,000	4,343,000	0	0
Franchise fees and royalties	0	0	0
Fees and Commissions, Other	10,509,000	11,958,000
Total revenues	15,353,000	16,301,000	0	0
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	534,000	580,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	171,000	186,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	705,000	766,000	0	0
Labor expenses	1,366,000	1,310,000
Depreciation and amortization	513,000	459,000
Other store operating expenses	1,305,000	951,000
Total company store operating costs	4,428,000	4,046,000	0	0
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	11,109,000	10,965,000
General and administrative expenses	148,000	176,000
Asset Impairment Charges
Transaction and severance costs	0	0	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	15,685,000	15,187,000	0	0
Rent expense	539,000	560,000
Operating income (loss)	(332,000)	1,114,000	0	0
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	0	0	0	0
Interest expense (income)	137,000	108,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	(469,000)	1,006,000	0	0
Income tax expense (benefit)	(141,000)	337,000
Net income (loss)	(328,000)	669,000	0	0
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	119,000	754,000
Comprehensive income (loss)	209,000	(1,423,000)	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	7,003,000	6,675,000					6,777,000	6,622,000
Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other	314,000	255,000
Franchise fees and royalties	441,000	598,000
Total company store sales	226,978,000	247,030,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	118,788,000	139,208,000
Food and beverage sales	108,190,000	107,822,000
Intangible assets, net							19,157,000
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	108,190,000	107,822,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	118,788,000	139,208,000
Total company store sales	226,978,000	247,030,000
Franchise fees and royalties	441,000	598,000
Fees and Commissions, Other	314,000	255,000
Total revenues	227,733,000	247,883,000
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	23,996,000	26,644,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	7,901,000	8,119,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	31,897,000	34,763,000
Labor expenses	60,183,000	63,734,000
Depreciation and amortization	24,979,000	26,563,000
Other store operating expenses	43,016,000	33,763,000
Total company store operating costs	181,354,000	181,080,000
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	10,936,000	12,420,000
General and administrative expenses	6,082,000	7,183,000
Transaction and severance costs	80,000	701,000
Total operating costs and expenses	198,452,000	201,384,000
Rent expense	21,279,000	22,257,000
Operating income (loss)	29,281,000	46,499,000
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	10,654,000	(1,112,000)
Interest expense (income)	15,907,000	16,602,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	24,028,000	28,785,000
Income tax expense (benefit)	6,808,000	10,870,000
Net income (loss)	17,220,000	17,915,000
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	119,000	754,000
Comprehensive income (loss)	(17,339,000)	(18,669,000)
Cash and cash equivalents							53,088,000
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other	(21,367,000)	(12,828,000)
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
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
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	0	0
Payments to Develop Software	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0
Repayments on note payable		0
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations	0	0
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation		0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	0	0
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	(21,367,000)	(12,828,000)
Total revenues	(21,367,000)	(12,828,000)	0	0
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	(10,858,000)	(870,000)
Total company store operating costs	(10,858,000)	(870,000)	0	0
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	(10,509,000)	(11,958,000)
General and administrative expenses	0	0	0	0
Asset Impairment Charges			0
Transaction and severance costs	0	0	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	(21,367,000)	(12,828,000)	0	0
Rent expense	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	(10,654,000)	1,112,000
Interest expense (income)	0	0	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	(10,654,000)	1,112,000	0	0
Income tax expense (benefit)	0	0		0
Net income (loss)	(10,654,000)	1,112,000	0	0
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	(119,000)	(754,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)	10,773,000	(358,000)	$ 0	$ 0
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 0	$ 0					$ 0	$ 0