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Acquisition of Peter Piper Pizza - Narrative (Details) (Peter Piper Pizza [Member], USD $)
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Oct. 15, 2014
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Oct. 16, 2014
Oct. 15, 2014
Peter Piper Pizza [Member]
           
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Acquisition price $ 113,100,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
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Cash and cash equivalents         5,267,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents
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Transaction costs 3,600,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts
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        3,600,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts
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Goodwill expected to be tax deductible   300,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount
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300,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount
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Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs of Acquiree 1,600,000cec_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCostsofAcquiree
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Total revenues   12,300,000us-gaap_Revenues
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887,018,000us-gaap_Revenues
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885,476,000us-gaap_Revenues
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Loss from operations   $ (600,000)us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss
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$ 5,758,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss
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$ (1,328,000)us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss
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