Capitalized Store Development Costs

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Contributions from franchisees to advertising and media funds.

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Number Of Foreign Countries In Which Entity Operates

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Stop - loss coverage with deductibles

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Revenue earned during the period from consideration (often a percentage of the franchisee's sales) received for the right to operate a business using the entity's name, merchandise, services, methodologies, promotional support, marketing, and supplies.

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The number of states the entity operates in as of the balance sheet date.

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Represents the number of stores.

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The amount of financial or other support the reporting entity has provided (explicitly or implicitly) to the Variable Interest Entity (VIE) that it was not previously contractually required to provide or that the reporting entity intends to provide, including, for example, situations in which the reporting entity assisted the VIE in obtaining another type of support.

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Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	2 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Feb. 14, 2014	Dec. 28, 2014 State Store Country	Dec. 28, 2014 State Store Country	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Aug. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of states in which Entity operates		47	47
Number of foreign countries in which Entity operates		11	11
Number of stores operated by Entity		731us-gaap_NumberOfStores	731us-gaap_NumberOfStores
Capitalized store development costs	$ 2,900,000cec_CapitalizedStoreDevelopmentCosts	$ 400,000cec_CapitalizedStoreDevelopmentCosts		$ 3,500,000cec_CapitalizedStoreDevelopmentCosts	$ 3,300,000cec_CapitalizedStoreDevelopmentCosts
Franchise fees and royalties	600,000us-gaap_FranchiseRevenue		4,200,000us-gaap_FranchiseRevenue	4,300,000us-gaap_FranchiseRevenue	3,800,000us-gaap_FranchiseRevenue
Contributions from franchisees to advertising and media funds	400,000	2,000,000		2,500,000	2,000,000
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Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stop Loss Coverage With Deductibles				200,000
Maximum [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stop Loss Coverage With Deductibles				500,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Gross proceeds						$ 12,100,000
Company Operated [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of states in which Entity operates		44	44
Number of stores operated by Entity		559	559
Franchise Operated [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of states in which Entity operates		16	16
Number of foreign countries in which Entity operates		10	10
Number of stores operated by Entity		172	172