Revenue Recognition (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2018	Sep. 27, 2018	Dec. 29, 2017	Dec. 28, 2017
Deferred Revenue	$ 28,643,000	$ 28,643,000	$ 36,007,000
Contract Revenue Reclassified From Deferred Revenue	1,699,000	16,688,000
Other Deferred Compensation Arrangements, Liability, Classified, Noncurrent	59,157,000	$ 59,157,000		$ 56,662,000
Redeemed Revenue from Advanced Tickets Sales Occured		1 year 3 months 18 days
Advanced Sale of Tickets [Member]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	4,396,000	$ 4,396,000
Revenue Performance Obligation [Member]
Other Deferred Compensation Arrangements, Liability, Classified, Noncurrent	73,000	73,000
Hotels or Resorts [Member]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	$ 192,000	$ 192,000

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Amount of deferred revenue as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue represents collections of cash or other assets related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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- Definition

Amount of the liabilities, classified as other, for deferred compensation arrangements payable after one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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- Definition

Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109196051&loc=SL49130556-203045

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