Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantors and Issuers Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 23, 2018	Sep. 24, 2017
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH (FOR) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$ 334,434	$ 322,618
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	0	0
Proceeds from returns on investments		0
Proceeds from sale of investment	0	3,281
Capital expenditures	(145,716)	(152,439)
Net cash for investing activities	(145,716)	(149,158)
CASH FLOWS FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	0	0
Payments for returns of capital		0
Term debt borrowings	0	750,000
Note borrowings	0	500,000
Term debt payments	0	(617,850)
Note payments, including amounts paid for early termination	0	(515,458)
Distributions paid to partners	(150,852)	(144,517)
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	(2,521)	(19,684)
Exercise of limited partnership unit options	125	0
Tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions	(3,049)	(2,560)
Payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation	(6,943)	(2,053)
Net cash for financing activities	(163,240)	(52,122)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(967)	5,892
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	24,511	127,230
Balance, beginning of period	166,245	122,716
Balance, end of period	190,756	249,946
April 2017 Notes [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH (FOR) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	95,426	61,966
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	0	0
Proceeds from returns on investments		338,000
Proceeds from sale of investment		0
Capital expenditures	0	0
Net cash for investing activities	0	338,000
CASH FLOWS FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	56,394	50,003
Payments for returns of capital		0
Term debt borrowings		0
Note borrowings		0
Term debt payments		0
Note payments, including amounts paid for early termination		(304,014)
Distributions paid to partners	(151,820)	(145,955)
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	0	0
Exercise of limited partnership unit options	0
Tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions	0	0
Payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation	0	0
Net cash for financing activities	(95,426)	(399,966)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	0	0
Balance, beginning of period	0	0
Balance, end of period	0	0
April 2017 Notes [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH (FOR) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	51,939	124,035
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	(21,515)	(248,190)
Proceeds from returns on investments		146,500
Proceeds from sale of investment		0
Capital expenditures	(30,388)	(21,009)
Net cash for investing activities	(51,903)	(122,699)
CASH FLOWS FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	0	0
Payments for returns of capital		0
Term debt borrowings		0
Note borrowings		0
Term debt payments		0
Note payments, including amounts paid for early termination		0
Distributions paid to partners	0	0
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	0	0
Exercise of limited partnership unit options	0
Tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions	0	0
Payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation	0	0
Net cash for financing activities	0	0
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	36	1,336
Balance, beginning of period	1,152	353
Balance, end of period	1,188	1,689
April 2017 Notes [Member] \| Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH (FOR) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(3,506)	(3,107)
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	53,392	248,190
Proceeds from returns on investments		(500,000)
Proceeds from sale of investment		0
Capital expenditures	0	0
Net cash for investing activities	53,392	(251,810)
CASH FLOWS FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	(53,392)	(248,190)
Payments for returns of capital		500,000
Term debt borrowings		0
Note borrowings		0
Term debt payments		0
Note payments, including amounts paid for early termination		0
Distributions paid to partners	968	1,438
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	0	0
Exercise of limited partnership unit options	0
Tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions	0	0
Payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation	0	0
Net cash for financing activities	(52,424)	253,248
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	(2,538)	(1,669)
Balance, beginning of period	(1,095)	(1,025)
Balance, end of period	(3,633)	(2,694)
June 2014 Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH (FOR) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	334,434	322,618
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	0	0
Proceeds from returns on investments		0
Proceeds from sale of investment		3,281
Capital expenditures	(145,716)	(152,439)
Net cash for investing activities	(145,716)	(149,158)
CASH FLOWS FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	0	0
Payments for returns of capital		0
Term debt borrowings		750,000
Note borrowings		500,000
Term debt payments		(617,850)
Note payments, including amounts paid for early termination		(515,458)
Distributions paid to partners	(150,852)	(144,517)
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	(2,521)	(19,684)
Exercise of limited partnership unit options	125
Tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions	(3,049)	(2,560)
Payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation	(6,943)	(2,053)
Net cash for financing activities	(163,240)	(52,122)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(967)	5,892
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	24,511	127,230
Balance, beginning of period	166,245	122,716
Balance, end of period	190,756	249,946
June 2014 Notes [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH (FOR) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	95,426	61,966
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	0	0
Proceeds from returns on investments		338,000
Proceeds from sale of investment		0
Capital expenditures	0	0
Net cash for investing activities	0	338,000
CASH FLOWS FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	56,394	50,003
Payments for returns of capital		0
Term debt borrowings		0
Note borrowings		0
Term debt payments		0
Note payments, including amounts paid for early termination		(304,014)
Distributions paid to partners	(151,820)	(145,955)
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	0	0
Exercise of limited partnership unit options	0
Tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions	0	0
Payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation	0	0
Net cash for financing activities	(95,426)	(399,966)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	0	0
Balance, beginning of period	0	0
Balance, end of period	0	0
June 2014 Notes [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH (FOR) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	188,005	227,588
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	(21,515)	(248,190)
Proceeds from returns on investments		146,500
Proceeds from sale of investment		0
Capital expenditures	(129,361)	(146,735)
Net cash for investing activities	(150,876)	(248,425)
CASH FLOWS FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	0	0
Payments for returns of capital		(500,000)
Term debt borrowings		619,000
Note borrowings		500,000
Term debt payments		(477,377)
Note payments, including amounts paid for early termination		0
Distributions paid to partners	0	0
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	(2,200)	(18,371)
Exercise of limited partnership unit options	0
Tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions	0	0
Payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation	0	0
Net cash for financing activities	(2,200)	123,252
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	34,929	102,415
Balance, beginning of period	81,582	58,178
Balance, end of period	116,511	160,593
June 2014 Notes [Member] \| Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH (FOR) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(3,506)	(3,107)
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	53,392	248,190
Proceeds from returns on investments		(500,000)
Proceeds from sale of investment		0
Capital expenditures	0	0
Net cash for investing activities	53,392	(251,810)
CASH FLOWS FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	(53,392)	(248,190)
Payments for returns of capital		500,000
Term debt borrowings		0
Note borrowings		0
Term debt payments		0
Note payments, including amounts paid for early termination		0
Distributions paid to partners	968	1,438
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	0	0
Exercise of limited partnership unit options	0
Tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions	0	0
Payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation	0	0
Net cash for financing activities	(52,424)	253,248
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	(2,538)	(1,669)
Balance, beginning of period	(1,095)	(1,025)
Balance, end of period	(3,633)	(2,694)
Co-Issuer Subsidiary (Magnum) [Member] \| April 2017 Notes [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH (FOR) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	13,190	(3,954)
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	0	0
Proceeds from returns on investments		15,500
Proceeds from sale of investment		3,281
Capital expenditures	0	(25)
Net cash for investing activities	0	18,756
CASH FLOWS FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	(3,002)	198,187
Payments for returns of capital		0
Term debt borrowings		131,000
Note borrowings		0
Term debt payments		(126,619)
Note payments, including amounts paid for early termination		(211,444)
Distributions paid to partners	0	0
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	(321)	(1,313)
Exercise of limited partnership unit options	125
Tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions	(3,049)	(2,560)
Payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation	(6,943)	(2,053)
Net cash for financing activities	(13,190)	(14,802)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	0	0
Balance, beginning of period	0	0
Balance, end of period	0	0
Co-Issuer Subsidiary (Magnum) [Member] \| June 2014 Notes [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH (FOR) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	13,190	(3,954)
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	0	0
Proceeds from returns on investments		15,500
Proceeds from sale of investment		3,281
Capital expenditures	0	(25)
Net cash for investing activities	0	18,756
CASH FLOWS FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	(3,002)	198,187
Payments for returns of capital		0
Term debt borrowings		131,000
Note borrowings		0
Term debt payments		(126,619)
Note payments, including amounts paid for early termination		(211,444)
Distributions paid to partners	0	0
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	(321)	(1,313)
Exercise of limited partnership unit options	125
Tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions	(3,049)	(2,560)
Payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation	(6,943)	(2,053)
Net cash for financing activities	(13,190)	(14,802)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	0	0
Balance, beginning of period	0	0
Balance, end of period	0	0
Co-Issuer Subsidiary (Cedar Canada) [Member] \| April 2017 Notes [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH (FOR) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	41,319	40,125
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	(31,877)	0
Proceeds from returns on investments		0
Proceeds from sale of investment		0
Capital expenditures	(16,355)	(5,679)
Net cash for investing activities	(48,232)	(5,679)
CASH FLOWS FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	0	0
Payments for returns of capital		0
Term debt borrowings		0
Note borrowings		0
Term debt payments		(13,854)
Note payments, including amounts paid for early termination		0
Distributions paid to partners	0	0
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	0	0
Exercise of limited partnership unit options	0
Tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions	0	0
Payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation	0	0
Net cash for financing activities	0	(13,854)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(967)	5,892
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	(7,880)	26,484
Balance, beginning of period	85,758	65,563
Balance, end of period	77,878	92,047
Co-Issuer Subsidiary (Cedar Canada) [Member] \| June 2014 Notes [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH (FOR) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	41,319	40,125
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	(31,877)	0
Proceeds from returns on investments		0
Proceeds from sale of investment		0
Capital expenditures	(16,355)	(5,679)
Net cash for investing activities	(48,232)	(5,679)
CASH FLOWS FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	0	0
Payments for returns of capital		0
Term debt borrowings		0
Note borrowings		0
Term debt payments		(13,854)
Note payments, including amounts paid for early termination		0
Distributions paid to partners	0	0
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	0	0
Exercise of limited partnership unit options	0
Tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions	0	0
Payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation	0	0
Net cash for financing activities	0	(13,854)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(967)	5,892
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	(7,880)	26,484
Balance, beginning of period	85,758	65,563
Balance, end of period	77,878	92,047
Co-Issuer Subsidiary (Millennium) [Member] \| April 2017 Notes [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH (FOR) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	136,066	103,553
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	0	0
Proceeds from returns on investments		0
Proceeds from sale of investment		0
Capital expenditures	(98,973)	(125,726)
Net cash for investing activities	(98,973)	(125,726)
CASH FLOWS FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	0	0
Payments for returns of capital		(500,000)
Term debt borrowings		619,000
Note borrowings		500,000
Term debt payments		(477,377)
Note payments, including amounts paid for early termination		0
Distributions paid to partners	0	0
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	(2,200)	(18,371)
Exercise of limited partnership unit options	0
Tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions	0	0
Payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation	0	0
Net cash for financing activities	(2,200)	123,252
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	34,893	101,079
Balance, beginning of period	80,430	57,825
Balance, end of period	$ 115,323	$ 158,904

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