Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012 Wildwater Kingdom [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Wildwater Kingdom [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Total [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Total [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Total [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Total [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Level 1 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Level 1 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Level 1 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Level 2 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Level 2 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Level 2 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Level 3 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Level 3 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Level 3 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Designated As Hedging [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Designated As Hedging [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Designated As Hedging [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Designated As Hedging [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Designated As Hedging [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Designated As Hedging [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Designated As Hedging [Member] Total [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Designated As Hedging [Member] Total [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]		Sep. 30, 2012 Designated As Hedging [Member] Total [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]		Sep. 29, 2013 Designated As Hedging [Member] Level 1 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Designated As Hedging [Member] Level 1 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]		Sep. 30, 2012 Designated As Hedging [Member] Level 1 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]		Sep. 29, 2013 Designated As Hedging [Member] Level 2 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Designated As Hedging [Member] Level 2 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]		Sep. 30, 2012 Designated As Hedging [Member] Level 2 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]		Sep. 29, 2013 Designated As Hedging [Member] Level 3 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Designated As Hedging [Member] Level 3 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]		Sep. 30, 2012 Designated As Hedging [Member] Level 3 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]		Sep. 29, 2013 Not Designated As Hedging [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Not Designated As Hedging [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Not Designated As Hedging [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Not Designated As Hedging [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Not Designated As Hedging [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Not Designated As Hedging [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Not Designated As Hedging [Member] Total [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]		Sep. 29, 2013 Not Designated As Hedging [Member] Level 1 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]		Sep. 29, 2013 Not Designated As Hedging [Member] Level 2 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]		Sep. 29, 2013 Not Designated As Hedging [Member] Level 3 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]		Sep. 29, 2013 Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Liability	$ (31,646,000)	$ (32,260,000)	$ (34,708,000)			$ 31,600,000																	$ 5,483,000	$ 32,260,000	$ 34,708,000	$ (5,483,000)	[1]	$ 32,260,000	[1]	$ 34,708,000	[1]	$ 0	$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 5,483,000	$ 32,260,000	[1]	$ 34,708,000	[1]	$ 0	$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]				$ 26,163,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 26,163,000	[2]	$ 0	[2]	$ 26,163,000	[2]	$ 0	[2]
Net derivative liability	(31,646,000)	(32,260,000)	(34,708,000)					(31,646,000)	(32,260,000)	(34,708,000)	0	0	0	(31,646,000)	(32,260,000)	(34,708,000)	0	0	0	(5,483,000)	(32,260,000)	(34,708,000)																									(26,163,000)	0	0
Increase in net derivative liability	900,000
Fixed assets, fair value							19,800,000
Fixed-asset impairment				25,000,000	25,000,000
Fair value of term debt	627,600,000
Fair value of notes																																																													$ 922,000,000

[1] Designated as cash flow hedges and are included in “Derivative Liability” on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

[2] Not designated as cash flow hedges and are included in "Derivative Liability" on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet