Condensed Consolidating Schedules - P&L (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2017	Oct. 02, 2016	Oct. 01, 2017	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	4,459,000	4,322,000	13,731,000	13,440,000
Total company store sales	208,888,000	223,748,000	676,359,000	705,569,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	110,633,000	121,764,000	356,274,000	383,978,000
Food and beverage sales	98,255,000	101,984,000	320,085,000	321,591,000
Intangible assets, net	481,278,000		481,278,000			$ 484,083,000
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			(424,000)	(426,000)
Repayments of Senior Debt			5,700,000	5,700,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities			94,240,000	111,254,000
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment			71,910,000	66,535,000
Payments to Develop Software			(2,520,000)	(8,788,000)
Net cash used in investing activities			(74,006,000)	(74,897,000)
Repayments on note payable				(37,000)
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations			(340,000)	(311,000)
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation			0	4,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities			(2,322,000)	(7,510,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash			492,000	356,000
Change in cash and cash equivalents			18,404,000	29,203,000
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	98,255,000	101,984,000	320,085,000	321,591,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	110,633,000	121,764,000	356,274,000	383,978,000
Total company store sales	208,888,000	223,748,000	676,359,000	705,569,000
Franchise fees and royalties	4,459,000	4,322,000	13,731,000	13,440,000
Fees and Commissions, Other	0	0	0	0
Total revenues	213,347,000	228,070,000	690,090,000	719,009,000
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	23,974,000	25,507,000	75,014,000	80,702,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	7,430,000	8,014,000	22,771,000	25,004,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	31,404,000	33,521,000	97,785,000	105,706,000
Labor expenses	61,220,000	61,721,000	187,958,000	191,170,000
Depreciation and amortization	25,289,000	27,667,000	77,492,000	85,029,000
Other store operating expenses	40,561,000	38,757,000	113,277,000	112,143,000
Total company store operating costs	182,733,000	185,786,000	547,996,000	566,366,000
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	12,083,000	11,515,000	37,702,000	36,777,000
General and administrative expenses	15,422,000	17,284,000	48,237,000	51,222,000
Asset Impairment Charges	1,843,000	772,000	1,843,000	772,000	$ 0
Transaction and severance costs	128,000	166,000	698,000	1,349,000
Total operating costs and expenses	212,209,000	215,523,000	636,476,000	656,486,000
Rent expense	24,259,000	24,120,000	71,484,000	72,318,000
Operating income (loss)	1,138,000	12,547,000	53,614,000	62,523,000
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	0	0	0	0
Interest expense	17,451,000	17,237,000	51,574,000	51,419,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	(16,313,000)	(4,690,000)	2,040,000	11,104,000
Income tax expense (benefit)	(5,221,000)	(2,286,000)	1,840,000	4,645,000
Net income (loss)	(11,092,000)	(2,404,000)	200,000	6,459,000
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	648,000	(212,000)	1,187,000	703,000
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			1,187,000
Comprehensive income (loss)	10,444,000	2,616,000	(1,387,000)	(7,162,000)
Cash and cash equivalents	79,427,000	79,857,000	79,427,000	79,857,000		61,023,000	$ 50,654,000
Retained Earnings [Member]
Other costs and expenses:
Net income (loss)			200,000
Issuer
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other			1,054,000	735,000
Franchise fees and royalties			1,411,000	1,561,000
Total company store sales			570,608,000	638,583,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales			296,197,000	358,192,000
Food and beverage sales			274,411,000	280,391,000
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			(424,000)	(426,000)
Repayments of Senior Debt			5,700,000	5,700,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities			68,568,000	93,340,000
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment			49,735,000	50,823,000
Payments to Develop Software			0	(6,004,000)
Net cash used in investing activities			(49,311,000)	(56,401,000)
Repayments on note payable				0
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations			(335,000)	(308,000)
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation				4,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities			(2,304,000)	(7,470,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash			0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents			16,953,000	29,469,000
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales			274,411,000	280,391,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales			296,197,000	358,192,000
Total company store sales			570,608,000	638,583,000
Franchise fees and royalties			1,411,000	1,561,000
Fees and Commissions, Other			1,054,000	735,000
Total revenues			573,073,000	640,879,000
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)			62,847,000	69,431,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)			21,037,000	23,149,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise			83,884,000	92,580,000
Labor expenses			170,089,000	175,495,000
Depreciation and amortization			73,162,000	81,661,000
Other store operating expenses			129,415,000	104,297,000
Total company store operating costs			521,718,000	520,634,000
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense			27,921,000	30,188,000
General and administrative expenses			15,672,000	19,669,000
Asset Impairment Charges			1,824,000	709,000
Transaction and severance costs			698,000	1,294,000
Total operating costs and expenses			567,833,000	572,494,000
Rent expense			65,168,000	66,601,000
Operating income (loss)			5,240,000	68,385,000
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates			28,096,000	(8,096,000)
Interest expense			47,730,000	47,765,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic			(14,394,000)	12,524,000
Income tax expense (benefit)			(14,594,000)	6,065,000
Net income (loss)			200,000	6,459,000
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax				703,000
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			1,187,000
Comprehensive income (loss)			(1,387,000)	(7,162,000)
Cash and cash equivalents	70,041,000	71,704,000	70,041,000	71,704,000		53,088,000	42,235,000
Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other	7,702,000	615,000	28,791,000	1,845,000
Franchise fees and royalties	3,953,000	4,030,000	12,320,000	11,879,000
Total company store sales	32,408,000	18,595,000	93,056,000	54,930,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	19,174,000	6,703,000	52,097,000	18,151,000
Food and beverage sales	13,234,000	11,892,000	40,959,000	36,779,000
Intangible assets, net	463,941,000		463,941,000			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			24,632,000	17,674,000
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment			21,407,000	15,506,000
Payments to Develop Software			(2,520,000)	(2,784,000)
Net cash used in investing activities			(23,927,000)	(18,290,000)
Repayments on note payable				(37,000)
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)	(37,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash			0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents			692,000	(653,000)
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	13,234,000	11,892,000	40,959,000	36,779,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	19,174,000	6,703,000	52,097,000	18,151,000
Total company store sales	32,408,000	18,595,000	93,056,000	54,930,000
Franchise fees and royalties	3,953,000	4,030,000	12,320,000	11,879,000
Fees and Commissions, Other	7,702,000	615,000	28,791,000	1,845,000
Total revenues	44,063,000	23,240,000	134,167,000	68,654,000
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	3,519,000	3,194,000	10,671,000	9,632,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	432,000	428,000	1,236,000	1,329,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	3,951,000	3,622,000	11,907,000	10,961,000
Labor expenses	4,729,000	4,039,000	14,108,000	11,842,000
Depreciation and amortization	1,064,000	650,000	2,946,000	1,884,000
Other store operating expenses	3,817,000	3,033,000	10,360,000	7,568,000
Total company store operating costs	15,185,000	12,675,000	43,999,000	36,298,000
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	1,085,000	828,000	4,345,000	3,548,000
General and administrative expenses	10,454,000	10,270,000	32,194,000	30,996,000
Asset Impairment Charges	14,000	0	14,000	0
Transaction and severance costs	0	0	0	55,000
Total operating costs and expenses	26,738,000	23,773,000	80,552,000	70,897,000
Rent expense	1,624,000	1,331,000	4,678,000	4,043,000
Operating income (loss)	17,325,000	(533,000)	53,615,000	(2,243,000)
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	0	0	0	0
Interest expense	1,353,000	1,440,000	3,345,000	3,328,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	15,972,000	(1,973,000)	50,270,000	(5,571,000)
Income tax expense (benefit)	25,067,000	(935,000)	18,263,000	(185,000)
Net income (loss)	(9,095,000)	(1,038,000)	32,007,000	(5,386,000)
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
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			0
Comprehensive income (loss)	9,095,000	1,038,000	(32,007,000)	5,386,000
Cash and cash equivalents	1,850,000	1,144,000	1,850,000	1,144,000		1,158,000	1,797,000
Non-Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other	8,294,000	8,431,000	26,900,000	28,746,000
Franchise fees and royalties	0	0	0	0
Total company store sales	4,516,000	4,290,000	12,695,000	12,056,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	2,908,000	2,755,000	7,980,000	7,635,000
Food and beverage sales	1,608,000	1,535,000	4,715,000	4,421,000
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			1,040,000	240,000
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment			768,000	206,000
Payments to Develop Software			0	0
Net cash used in investing activities			(768,000)	(206,000)
Repayments on note payable				0
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations			(5,000)	(3,000)
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation				0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities			(5,000)	(3,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash			492,000	356,000
Change in cash and cash equivalents			759,000	387,000
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	1,608,000	1,535,000	4,715,000	4,421,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	2,908,000	2,755,000	7,980,000	7,635,000
Total company store sales	4,516,000	4,290,000	12,695,000	12,056,000
Franchise fees and royalties	0	0	0	0
Fees and Commissions, Other	8,294,000	8,431,000	26,900,000	28,746,000
Total revenues	12,810,000	12,721,000	39,595,000	40,802,000
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	539,000	540,000	1,496,000	1,639,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	191,000	195,000	498,000	526,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	730,000	735,000	1,994,000	2,165,000
Labor expenses	1,239,000	1,296,000	3,761,000	3,833,000
Depreciation and amortization	436,000	516,000	1,384,000	1,484,000
Other store operating expenses	1,079,000	953,000	3,373,000	2,884,000
Total company store operating costs	4,053,000	4,054,000	12,150,000	12,040,000
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	10,622,000	10,151,000	32,310,000	31,761,000
General and administrative expenses	105,000	273,000	371,000	557,000
Asset Impairment Charges	5,000	63,000	5,000	63,000
Transaction and severance costs	0	0	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	14,785,000	14,541,000	44,836,000	44,421,000
Rent expense	569,000	554,000	1,638,000	1,674,000
Operating income (loss)	(1,975,000)	(1,820,000)	(5,241,000)	(3,619,000)
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	0	0	0	0
Interest expense	196,000	112,000	499,000	326,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	(2,171,000)	(1,932,000)	(5,740,000)	(3,945,000)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(715,000)	(671,000)	(1,829,000)	(1,235,000)
Net income (loss)	(1,456,000)	(1,261,000)	(3,911,000)	(2,710,000)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	648,000	(212,000)		703,000
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			1,187,000
Comprehensive income (loss)	808,000	1,473,000	2,724,000	2,007,000
Cash and cash equivalents	7,536,000	7,009,000	7,536,000	7,009,000		6,777,000	6,622,000
Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other	364,000	273,000
Franchise fees and royalties	506,000	292,000
Total company store sales	171,964,000	200,863,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	88,551,000	112,306,000
Food and beverage sales	83,413,000	88,557,000
Intangible assets, net	17,337,000		17,337,000			19,157,000
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	83,413,000	88,557,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	88,551,000	112,306,000
Total company store sales	171,964,000	200,863,000
Franchise fees and royalties	506,000	292,000
Fees and Commissions, Other	364,000	273,000
Total revenues	172,834,000	201,428,000
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	19,916,000	21,773,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	6,807,000	7,391,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	26,723,000	29,164,000
Labor expenses	55,252,000	56,386,000
Depreciation and amortization	23,789,000	26,501,000
Other store operating expenses	43,731,000	35,659,000
Total company store operating costs	171,561,000	169,945,000
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	8,670,000	8,967,000
General and administrative expenses	4,863,000	6,741,000
Asset Impairment Charges	1,824,000	709,000
Transaction and severance costs	128,000	166,000
Total operating costs and expenses	187,046,000	186,528,000
Rent expense	22,066,000	22,235,000
Operating income (loss)	(14,212,000)	14,900,000
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	(10,551,000)	(2,299,000)
Interest expense	15,902,000	15,685,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	(40,665,000)	(3,084,000)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(29,573,000)	(680,000)
Net income (loss)	(11,092,000)	(2,404,000)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	648,000	(212,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)	10,444,000	2,616,000
Cash and cash equivalents	70,041,000		70,041,000			53,088,000
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other	(16,360,000)	(9,319,000)	(56,745,000)	(31,326,000)
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			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	(16,360,000)	(9,319,000)	(56,745,000)	(31,326,000)
Total revenues	(16,360,000)	(9,319,000)	(56,745,000)	(31,326,000)
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	(8,066,000)	(888,000)	(29,871,000)	(2,606,000)
Total company store operating costs	(8,066,000)	(888,000)	(29,871,000)	(2,606,000)
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	(8,294,000)	(8,431,000)	(26,874,000)	(28,720,000)
General and administrative expenses	0	0	0	0
Asset Impairment Charges		0	0	0
Transaction and severance costs	0	0	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	(16,360,000)	(9,319,000)	(56,745,000)	(31,326,000)
Rent expense	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	10,551,000	2,299,000	(28,096,000)	8,096,000
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	10,551,000	2,299,000	(28,096,000)	8,096,000
Income tax expense (benefit)	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	10,551,000	2,299,000	(28,096,000)	8,096,000
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	(648,000)	212,000		(703,000)
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			(1,187,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(9,903,000)	(2,511,000)	29,283,000	(7,393,000)
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0		$ 0	$ 0