Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantors and Issuers Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 25, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 26, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 42,888	$ 166,245	$ 34,242	$ 122,716
Receivables	30,795	37,722	28,585
Inventories	40,303	29,719	37,938
Prepaid expense and other assets	39,998	13,297	30,469
Total current assets	153,984	246,983	131,234
Property and equipment (net)	1,621,099	1,585,772	1,588,648
Investment In Park	0	0	0
Goodwill	182,291	183,830	179,899	179,660
Other intangibles, net	37,710	38,064	37,724
Deferred tax asset	0	0	0
Other Assets	9,507	9,510	20,774
Total Assets	2,004,591	2,064,159	1,958,279
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0	4,350
Accounts payable	39,812	24,621	44,715
Deferred revenue	124,513	86,131	116,132
Accrued interest	21,119	8,124	11,013
Accrued taxes	10,176	43,975	8,536
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	14,513	18,740	14,427
Self-insurance reserves	24,811	25,107	25,833
Other accrued liabilities	18,236	18,796	11,619
Total current liabilities	253,180	225,494	236,625
Deferred Tax Liability	87,459	74,798	122,007
Derivative Liability	2,730	8,722	15,658
Other Liabilities	11,403	11,684	12,923
Long-Term Debt:
Revolving credit loans	40,000	0	85,000
Term debt	723,525	723,788	593,197
Notes	937,257	936,727	940,421
Total long-term debt	1,700,782	1,660,515	1,618,618
Equity	(50,963)	82,946	(47,552)
Total Partners' Equity and Liabilities	2,004,591	2,064,159	1,958,279
June 2014 Notes [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	42,888	166,245	34,242	122,716
Receivables	30,795	37,722	28,585
Inventories	40,303	29,719	37,938
Prepaid expense and other assets	39,998	13,297	30,469
Total current assets	153,984	246,983	131,234
Property and equipment (net)	1,621,099	1,585,772	1,588,648
Investment In Park	0	0	0
Goodwill	182,291	183,830	179,899
Other intangibles, net	37,710	38,064	37,724
Deferred tax asset	0	0	0
Other Assets	9,507	9,510	20,774
Total Assets	2,004,591	2,064,159	1,958,279
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt			4,350
Accounts payable	39,812	24,621	44,715
Deferred revenue	124,513	86,131	116,132
Accrued interest	21,119	8,124	11,013
Accrued taxes	10,176	43,975	8,536
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	14,513	18,740	14,427
Self-insurance reserves	24,811	25,107	25,833
Other accrued liabilities	18,236	18,796	11,619
Total current liabilities	253,180	225,494	236,625
Deferred Tax Liability	87,459	74,798	122,007
Derivative Liability	2,730	8,722	15,658
Other Liabilities	11,403	11,684	12,923
Long-Term Debt:
Revolving credit loans	40,000		85,000
Term debt	723,525	723,788	593,197
Notes	937,257	936,727	940,421
Total long-term debt	1,700,782	1,660,515	1,618,618
Equity	(50,963)	82,946	(47,552)
Total Partners' Equity and Liabilities	2,004,591	2,064,159	1,958,279
June 2014 Notes [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables	0	0	0
Inventories	0	0	0
Prepaid expense and other assets	69	164	74
Total current assets	69	164	74
Property and equipment (net)	0	0	0
Investment In Park	485,489	588,684	711,257
Goodwill	674	674	674
Other intangibles, net	0	0	0
Deferred tax asset	0	0	0
Other Assets	0	0	0
Total Assets	486,232	589,522	712,005
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt			0
Accounts payable	531,176	497,558	453,329
Deferred revenue	0	0	0
Accrued interest	215	27	864
Accrued taxes	883	352	1,084
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	0	0	0
Self-insurance reserves	0	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	3,283	3,406	2,644
Total current liabilities	535,557	501,343	457,921
Deferred Tax Liability	0	0	0
Derivative Liability	1,638	5,233	9,395
Other Liabilities	0	0	0
Long-Term Debt:
Revolving credit loans	0		0
Term debt	0	0	0
Notes	0	0	292,241
Total long-term debt	0	0	292,241
Equity	(50,963)	82,946	(47,552)
Total Partners' Equity and Liabilities	486,232	589,522	712,005
June 2014 Notes [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	22,114	81,582	4,652	58,178
Receivables	785,879	857,205	541,622
Inventories	37,810	27,828	35,973
Prepaid expense and other assets	35,895	10,983	27,687
Total current assets	881,698	977,598	609,934
Property and equipment (net)	1,439,969	1,403,264	1,410,861
Investment In Park	203,857	234,238	294,228
Goodwill	119,605	119,605	119,605
Other intangibles, net	23,876	23,887	24,418
Deferred tax asset	0	0	0
Other Assets	9,468	9,470	18,665
Total Assets	2,678,473	2,768,062	2,477,711
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt			3,353
Accounts payable	39,374	18,610	39,854
Deferred revenue	116,480	79,894	108,759
Accrued interest	13,127	6,024	1,831
Accrued taxes	9,177	73,224	9,113
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	0	0	0
Self-insurance reserves	12,830	12,542	12,952
Other accrued liabilities	9,436	10,139	4,904
Total current liabilities	200,424	200,433	180,766
Deferred Tax Liability	81,945	81,945	125,350
Derivative Liability	0	0	0
Other Liabilities	10,698	10,811	11,798
Long-Term Debt:
Revolving credit loans	40,000		85,000
Term debt	596,175	596,351	456,274
Notes	491,799	491,571	0
Total long-term debt	1,127,974	1,087,922	541,274
Equity	1,257,432	1,386,951	1,618,523
Total Partners' Equity and Liabilities	2,678,473	2,768,062	2,477,711
June 2014 Notes [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	(4,299)	(1,095)	0	(1,025)
Receivables	(831,103)	(836,241)	(576,483)
Inventories	0	0	0
Prepaid expense and other assets	(347)	(29,601)	(1,661)
Total current assets	(835,749)	(866,937)	(578,144)
Property and equipment (net)	0	0	0
Investment In Park	(1,891,357)	(2,106,694)	(2,053,480)
Goodwill	0	0	0
Other intangibles, net	0	0	0
Deferred tax asset	(7,150)	(20,956)	(16,616)
Other Assets	0	0	0
Total Assets	(2,734,256)	(2,994,587)	(2,648,240)
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt			0
Accounts payable	(835,402)	(837,336)	(576,483)
Deferred revenue	0	0	0
Accrued interest	0	0	0
Accrued taxes	(347)	(29,601)	(1,661)
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	0	0	0
Self-insurance reserves	0		0
Other accrued liabilities	0	0	0
Total current liabilities	(835,749)	(866,937)	(578,144)
Deferred Tax Liability	(7,150)	(20,956)	(16,616)
Derivative Liability	0	0	0
Other Liabilities	0	0	0
Long-Term Debt:
Revolving credit loans	0		0
Term debt	0	0	0
Notes	0	0	0
Total long-term debt	0	0	0
Equity	(1,891,357)	(2,106,694)	(2,053,480)
Total Partners' Equity and Liabilities	(2,734,256)	(2,994,587)	(2,648,240)
June 2014 Notes [Member] | Co-Issuer Subsidiary (Magnum) [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables	1,232	1,184	1,552
Inventories	0	0	0
Prepaid expense and other assets	1,922	28,297	907
Total current assets	3,154	29,481	2,459
Property and equipment (net)	827	835	835
Investment In Park	967,791	1,045,640	852,264
Goodwill	0	0	0
Other intangibles, net	0	0	0
Deferred tax asset	7,150	20,956	16,616
Other Assets	0	0	2,000
Total Assets	978,922	1,096,912	874,174
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt			897
Accounts payable	302,858	344,410	125,934
Deferred revenue	0	0	0
Accrued interest	143	18	589
Accrued taxes	0	0	0
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	13,777	17,498	13,792
Self-insurance reserves	10,438	10,947	11,397
Other accrued liabilities	5,249	5,094	3,907
Total current liabilities	332,465	377,967	156,516
Deferred Tax Liability	0	0	0
Derivative Liability	1,092	3,489	6,263
Other Liabilities	705	873	1,125
Long-Term Debt:
Revolving credit loans	0		0
Term debt	127,350	127,437	123,347
Notes	0	0	203,256
Total long-term debt	127,350	127,437	326,603
Equity	517,310	587,146	383,667
Total Partners' Equity and Liabilities	978,922	1,096,912	874,174
June 2014 Notes [Member] | Co-Issuer Subsidiary (Cedar Canada) [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	25,073	85,758	29,590	65,563
Receivables	74,787	15,574	61,894
Inventories	2,493	1,891	1,965
Prepaid expense and other assets	2,459	3,454	3,462
Total current assets	104,812	106,677	96,911
Property and equipment (net)	180,303	181,673	176,952
Investment In Park	234,220	238,132	195,731
Goodwill	62,012	63,551	59,620
Other intangibles, net	13,834	14,177	13,306
Deferred tax asset	0	0	0
Other Assets	39	40	109
Total Assets	595,220	604,250	542,629
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt			100
Accounts payable	1,806	1,379	2,081
Deferred revenue	8,033	6,237	7,373
Accrued interest	7,634	2,055	7,729
Accrued taxes	463	0	0
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	736	1,242	635
Self-insurance reserves	1,543	1,618	1,484
Other accrued liabilities	268	157	164
Total current liabilities	20,483	12,688	19,566
Deferred Tax Liability	12,664	13,809	13,273
Derivative Liability	0	0	0
Other Liabilities	0	0	0
Long-Term Debt:
Revolving credit loans	0		0
Term debt	0	0	13,576
Notes	445,458	445,156	444,924
Total long-term debt	445,458	445,156	458,500
Equity	116,615	132,597	51,290
Total Partners' Equity and Liabilities	595,220	604,250	542,629
April 2017 Notes [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables	0	0	0
Inventories	0	0	0
Prepaid expense and other assets	69	164	74
Total current assets	69	164	74
Property and equipment (net)	0	0	0
Investment In Park	485,489	588,684	711,257
Goodwill	674	674	674
Other intangibles, net	0	0	0
Deferred tax asset	0	0	0
Other Assets	0	0	0
Total Assets	486,232	589,522	712,005
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt			0
Accounts payable	531,176	497,558	453,329
Deferred revenue	0	0	0
Accrued interest	215	27	864
Accrued taxes	883	352	1,084
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	0	0	0
Self-insurance reserves	0	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	3,283	3,406	2,644
Total current liabilities	535,557	501,343	457,921
Deferred Tax Liability	0	0	0
Derivative Liability	1,638	5,233	9,395
Other Liabilities	0	0	0
Long-Term Debt:
Revolving credit loans	0		0
Term debt	0	0	0
Notes	0	0	292,241
Total long-term debt	0	0	292,241
Equity	(50,963)	82,946	(47,552)
Total Partners' Equity and Liabilities	486,232	589,522	712,005
April 2017 Notes [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	1,152	673	353
Receivables	762,874	831,075	521,167
Inventories	7,149	5,300	6,726
Prepaid expense and other assets	7,226	1,642	5,982
Total current assets	777,249	839,169	534,548
Property and equipment (net)	1,439,969	1,403,264	1,410,861
Investment In Park	203,858	234,237	294,228
Goodwill	111,217	111,218	111,217
Other intangibles, net	23,876	23,887	24,418
Deferred tax asset	0	0	0
Other Assets	9,069	9,068	17,425
Total Assets	2,565,238	2,620,843	2,392,697
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt			0
Accounts payable	9,103	5,038	8,968
Deferred revenue	26,988	20,587	28,093
Accrued interest	0	0	0
Accrued taxes	1,395	67,048	1,550
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	0	0	0
Self-insurance reserves	2,355	2,386	2,069
Other accrued liabilities	4,382	4,490	2,187
Total current liabilities	44,223	99,549	42,867
Deferred Tax Liability	81,945	81,945	125,350
Derivative Liability	0	0	0
Other Liabilities	10,578	10,691	11,467
Long-Term Debt:
Revolving credit loans	0		0
Term debt	0	0	0
Notes	0	0	0
Total long-term debt	0	0	0
Equity	2,428,492	2,428,658	2,213,013
Total Partners' Equity and Liabilities	2,565,238	2,620,843	2,392,697
April 2017 Notes [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	(4,299)	(1,095)	0	(1,025)
Receivables	(831,103)	(836,241)	(576,483)
Inventories	0	0	0
Prepaid expense and other assets	(347)	(29,601)	(1,661)
Total current assets	(835,749)	(866,937)	(578,144)
Property and equipment (net)	0	0	0
Investment In Park	(3,317,724)	(3,499,454)	(3,344,815)
Goodwill	0	0	0
Other intangibles, net	0	0	0
Deferred tax asset	(7,150)	(20,956)	(16,616)
Other Assets	0	0	0
Total Assets	(4,160,623)	(4,387,347)	(3,939,575)
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt			0
Accounts payable	(835,402)	(837,336)	(576,483)
Deferred revenue	0	0	0
Accrued interest	0	0	0
Accrued taxes	(347)	(29,601)	(1,661)
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	0	0	0
Self-insurance reserves	0	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	0	0	0
Total current liabilities	(835,749)	(866,937)	(578,144)
Deferred Tax Liability	(7,150)	(20,956)	(16,616)
Derivative Liability	0	0	0
Other Liabilities	0	0	0
Long-Term Debt:
Revolving credit loans	0		0
Term debt	0	0	0
Notes	0	0	0
Total long-term debt	0	0	0
Equity	(3,317,724)	(3,499,454)	(3,344,815)
Total Partners' Equity and Liabilities	(4,160,623)	(4,387,347)	(3,939,575)
April 2017 Notes [Member] | Co-Issuer Subsidiary (Magnum) [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables	1,232	1,184	1,552
Inventories	0	0	0
Prepaid expense and other assets	1,922	28,297	907
Total current assets	3,154	29,481	2,459
Property and equipment (net)	827	835	835
Investment In Park	967,791	1,045,640	852,264
Goodwill	0	0	0
Other intangibles, net	0	0	0
Deferred tax asset	7,150	20,956	16,616
Other Assets	0	0	2,000
Total Assets	978,922	1,096,912	874,174
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt			897
Accounts payable	302,858	344,410	125,934
Deferred revenue	0	0	0
Accrued interest	143	18	589
Accrued taxes	0	0	0
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	13,777	17,498	13,792
Self-insurance reserves	10,438	10,947	11,397
Other accrued liabilities	5,249	5,094	3,907
Total current liabilities	332,465	377,967	156,516
Deferred Tax Liability	0	0	0
Derivative Liability	1,092	3,489	6,263
Other Liabilities	705	873	1,125
Long-Term Debt:
Revolving credit loans	0		0
Term debt	127,350	127,437	123,347
Notes	0	0	203,256
Total long-term debt	127,350	127,437	326,603
Equity	517,310	587,146	383,667
Total Partners' Equity and Liabilities	978,922	1,096,912	874,174
April 2017 Notes [Member] | Co-Issuer Subsidiary (Cedar Canada) [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	25,073	85,758	29,590	65,563
Receivables	74,787	15,574	61,894
Inventories	2,493	1,891	1,965
Prepaid expense and other assets	2,459	3,454	3,462
Total current assets	104,812	106,677	96,911
Property and equipment (net)	180,303	181,673	176,952
Investment In Park	234,220	238,132	195,731
Goodwill	62,012	63,551	59,620
Other intangibles, net	13,834	14,177	13,306
Deferred tax asset	0	0	0
Other Assets	39	40	109
Total Assets	595,220	604,250	542,629
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt			100
Accounts payable	1,806	1,379	2,081
Deferred revenue	8,033	6,237	7,373
Accrued interest	7,634	2,055	7,729
Accrued taxes	463	0	0
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	736	1,242	635
Self-insurance reserves	1,543	1,618	1,484
Other accrued liabilities	268	157	164
Total current liabilities	20,483	12,688	19,566
Deferred Tax Liability	12,664	13,809	13,273
Derivative Liability	0	0	0
Other Liabilities	0	0	0
Long-Term Debt:
Revolving credit loans	0		0
Term debt	0	0	13,576
Notes	445,458	445,156	444,924
Total long-term debt	445,458	445,156	458,500
Equity	116,615	132,597	51,290
Total Partners' Equity and Liabilities	595,220	604,250	542,629
April 2017 Notes [Member] | Co-Issuer Subsidiary (Millennium) [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	22,114	80,430	3,979	$ 57,825
Receivables	23,005	26,130	20,455
Inventories	30,661	22,528	29,247
Prepaid expense and other assets	28,669	9,341	21,705
Total current assets	104,449	138,429	75,386
Property and equipment (net)	0	0	0
Investment In Park	1,426,366	1,392,761	1,291,335
Goodwill	8,388	8,387	8,388
Other intangibles, net	0	0	0
Deferred tax asset	0	0	0
Other Assets	399	402	1,240
Total Assets	1,539,602	1,539,979	1,376,349
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt			3,353
Accounts payable	30,271	13,572	30,886
Deferred revenue	89,492	59,307	80,666
Accrued interest	13,127	6,024	1,831
Accrued taxes	7,782	6,176	7,563
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	0	0	0
Self-insurance reserves	10,475	10,156	10,883
Other accrued liabilities	5,054	5,649	2,717
Total current liabilities	156,201	100,884	137,899
Deferred Tax Liability	0	0	0
Derivative Liability	0	0	0
Other Liabilities	120	120	331
Long-Term Debt:
Revolving credit loans	40,000		85,000
Term debt	596,175	596,351	456,274
Notes	491,799	491,571	0
Total long-term debt	1,127,974	1,087,922	541,274
Equity	255,307	351,053	696,845
Total Partners' Equity and Liabilities	$ 1,539,602	$ 1,539,979	$ 1,376,349