Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantors and Issuers (Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 25, 2018
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH FROM (FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$ (56,742)	$ (55,218)
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	0	0
Proceeds from returns on investments	0
Proceeds from sale of investment	617	0
Capital expenditures	(53,397)	(44,792)
Net cash for investing activities	(52,780)	(44,792)
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	0	0
Payments for returns of capital	0
Net borrowings on revolving credit loans	120,000	40,000
Distributions paid to partners	(52,334)	(50,266)
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	0	(1,840)
Exercise of limited partnership unit options	0	125
Tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions	(1,421)	(3,039)
Payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation	(4,079)	(6,919)
Net cash from (for) financing activities	62,166	(21,939)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	2,279	(1,408)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	(45,077)	(123,357)
Balance, beginning of period	105,349	166,245
Balance, end of period	60,272	42,888
April 2017 Notes [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH FROM (FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	24,410	16,999
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	0	0
Net cash for investing activities	0	0
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	28,152	33,622
Payments for returns of capital	0
Net borrowings on revolving credit loans	0	0
Distributions paid to partners	(52,562)	(50,621)
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount		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 from (for) financing activities	(24,410)	(16,999)
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 FROM (FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	8,448	(56,267)
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	(1,585)	64,688
Proceeds from returns on investments	0
Proceeds from sale of investment	0
Capital expenditures	(8,734)	(9,573)
Net cash for investing activities	(10,319)	55,115
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	0	0
Payments for returns of capital	0
Net borrowings on revolving credit loans	0	0
Distributions paid to partners	0	0
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount		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 from (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	(1,871)	(1,152)
Balance, beginning of period	2,052	1,152
Balance, end of period	181	0
April 2017 Notes [Member] \| Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH FROM (FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(6)	(3,559)
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	1,585	(14,688)
Proceeds from returns on investments	(38,030)
Proceeds from sale of investment	0
Capital expenditures	0	0
Net cash for investing activities	(36,445)	(14,688)
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	(1,585)	14,688
Payments for returns of capital	38,030
Net borrowings on revolving credit loans	0	0
Distributions paid to partners	228	355
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount		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 from (for) financing activities	36,673	15,043
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	222	(3,204)
Balance, beginning of period	(692)	(1,095)
Balance, end of period	(470)	(4,299)
June 2014 Notes [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH FROM (FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	24,410	16,999
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	0	0
Net cash for investing activities	0	0
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	28,152	33,622
Payments for returns of capital	0
Net borrowings on revolving credit loans	0	0
Distributions paid to partners	(52,562)	(50,621)
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount		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 from (for) financing activities	(24,410)	(16,999)
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 FROM (FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(68,489)	(120,584)
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	(1,585)	64,688
Proceeds from returns on investments	0
Proceeds from sale of investment	0
Capital expenditures	(46,204)	(42,053)
Net cash for investing activities	(47,789)	22,635
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	0	0
Payments for returns of capital	0
Net borrowings on revolving credit loans	120,000	40,000
Distributions paid to partners	0	0
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount		(1,519)
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 from (for) financing activities	120,000	38,481
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	3,722	(59,468)
Balance, beginning of period	32,715	81,582
Balance, end of period	36,437	22,114
June 2014 Notes [Member] \| Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH FROM (FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(6)	(3,559)
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	1,585	(14,688)
Proceeds from returns on investments	(38,030)
Proceeds from sale of investment	0
Capital expenditures	0	0
Net cash for investing activities	(36,445)	(14,688)
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	(1,585)	14,688
Payments for returns of capital	38,030
Net borrowings on revolving credit loans	0	0
Distributions paid to partners	228	355
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount		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 from (for) financing activities	36,673	15,043
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	222	(3,204)
Balance, beginning of period	(692)	(1,095)
Balance, end of period	(470)	(4,299)
Co-Issuer Subsidiary (Magnum) [Member] \| April 2017 Notes [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH FROM (FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(6,580)	58,464
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	0	0
Proceeds from returns on investments	38,030
Proceeds from sale of investment	617
Capital expenditures	0	0
Net cash for investing activities	38,647	0
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	(26,567)	(48,310)
Payments for returns of capital	0
Net borrowings on revolving credit loans	0	0
Distributions paid to partners	0	0
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount		(321)
Exercise of limited partnership unit options		125
Tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions	(1,421)	(3,039)
Payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation	(4,079)	(6,919)
Net cash from (for) financing activities	(32,067)	(58,464)
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 FROM (FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(6,580)	58,464
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	0	0
Proceeds from returns on investments	38,030
Proceeds from sale of investment	617
Capital expenditures	0	0
Net cash for investing activities	38,647	0
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	(26,567)	(48,310)
Payments for returns of capital	0
Net borrowings on revolving credit loans	0	0
Distributions paid to partners	0	0
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount		(321)
Exercise of limited partnership unit options		125
Tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions	(1,421)	(3,039)
Payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation	(4,079)	(6,919)
Net cash from (for) financing activities	(32,067)	(58,464)
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 FROM (FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(6,077)	(6,538)
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	0	(50,000)
Proceeds from returns on investments	0
Proceeds from sale of investment	0
Capital expenditures	(7,193)	(2,739)
Net cash for investing activities	(7,193)	(52,739)
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	0	0
Payments for returns of capital	(38,030)
Net borrowings on revolving credit loans	0	0
Distributions paid to partners	0	0
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount		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 from (for) financing activities	(38,030)	0
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	2,279	(1,408)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	(49,021)	(60,685)
Balance, beginning of period	73,326	85,758
Balance, end of period	24,305	25,073
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 FROM (FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(6,077)	(6,538)
CASH FLOWS FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany receivables (payments) receipts	0	(50,000)
Proceeds from returns on investments	0
Proceeds from sale of investment	0
Capital expenditures	(7,193)	(2,739)
Net cash for investing activities	(7,193)	(52,739)
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	0	0
Payments for returns of capital	(38,030)
Net borrowings on revolving credit loans	0	0
Distributions paid to partners	0	0
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount		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 from (for) financing activities	(38,030)	0
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	2,279	(1,408)
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Net increase (decrease) for the year	(49,021)	(60,685)
Balance, beginning of period	73,326	85,758
Balance, end of period	24,305	25,073
Co-Issuer Subsidiary (Millennium) [Member] \| April 2017 Notes [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
NET CASH FROM (FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(76,937)	(64,317)
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	(37,470)	(32,480)
Net cash for investing activities	(37,470)	(32,480)
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany payables (payments) receipts	0	0
Payments for returns of capital	0
Net borrowings on revolving credit loans	120,000	40,000
Distributions paid to partners	0	0
Payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount		(1,519)
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 from (for) financing activities	120,000	38,481
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase (decrease) for the year	5,593	(58,316)
Balance, beginning of period	30,663	80,430
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