Description of Business (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 park
Entity Location [Line Items]
Number of parks owned or operated	18
Period of operation of theme parks by the former SFEC under Six Flags name (in years)	40 years
Number of parks branded as "Six Flags" parks	16
United States
Entity Location [Line Items]
Number of parks owned or operated	16
Mexico
Entity Location [Line Items]
Number of parks owned or operated	1
Canada
Entity Location [Line Items]
Number of parks owned or operated	1