Consolidating Guarantor Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2014	Feb. 14, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013		Dec. 30, 2012	Jan. 01, 2012
Current assets:
Accounts receivable	$ 18,835		$ 24,881
Inventories	18,979		19,250
Current liabilities:
Capital lease obligations, current portion	408
Capital lease obligations, less current portion	15,476
Deferred tax liability	222,915		57,831
Successor [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	110,994	19,184
Accounts receivable	18,835
Inventories	18,979
Other current assets	24,837
Total current assets	173,645
Property and equipment, net	681,972
Goodwill	483,444
Intangible assets, net	491,400
Intercompany	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0
Other noncurrent assets	33,682
Total assets	1,864,143
Current liabilities:
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, current portion	9,545
Capital lease obligations, current portion	408
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	104,252
Other current liabilities	2,990
Total current liabilities	117,195
Capital lease obligations, less current portion	15,476
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, less current portion	998,441
Deferred tax liability	222,915
Intercompany	0
Other noncurrent liabilities	217,530
Total liabilities	1,571,557
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	0		0
Capital in excess of par value	355,587
Retained earnings (deficit)	(62,088)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(913)
Less treasury stock	0
Total stockholders’ equity	292,586
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,864,143
Successor [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Issuer [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	97,020	6,653
Accounts receivable	13,209
Inventories	15,008
Other current assets	19,086
Total current assets	144,323
Property and equipment, net	638,239
Goodwill	432,462
Intangible assets, net	24,649
Intercompany	129,429
Investment in subsidiaries	428,836
Other noncurrent assets	27,770
Total assets	1,825,708
Current liabilities:
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, current portion	9,500
Capital lease obligations, current portion	405
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	82,995
Other current liabilities	2,990
Total current liabilities	95,890
Capital lease obligations, less current portion	15,395
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, less current portion	998,374
Deferred tax liability	207,258
Intercompany	6,309
Other noncurrent liabilities	209,896
Total liabilities	1,533,122
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	0
Capital in excess of par value	355,587
Retained earnings (deficit)	(62,088)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(913)
Total stockholders’ equity	292,586
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,825,708
Successor [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	6,427	120
Accounts receivable	5,487
Inventories	3,596
Other current assets	3,711
Total current assets	19,221
Property and equipment, net	33,064
Goodwill	50,982
Intangible assets, net	466,751
Intercompany	25,090
Investment in subsidiaries	0
Other noncurrent assets	5,875
Total assets	600,983
Current liabilities:
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, current portion	45
Capital lease obligations, current portion	0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	21,989
Other current liabilities	0
Total current liabilities	22,034
Capital lease obligations, less current portion	0
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, less current portion	67
Deferred tax liability	14,877
Intercompany	126,497
Other noncurrent liabilities	7,472
Total liabilities	170,947
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	0
Capital in excess of par value	465,451
Retained earnings (deficit)	(35,415)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	0
Total stockholders’ equity	430,036
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	600,983
Successor [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	7,547	12,411
Accounts receivable	3,797
Inventories	375
Other current assets	2,040
Total current assets	13,759
Property and equipment, net	10,669
Goodwill	0
Intangible assets, net	0
Intercompany	32,655
Investment in subsidiaries	0
Other noncurrent assets	37
Total assets	57,120
Current liabilities:
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, current portion	0
Capital lease obligations, current portion	3
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(248)
Other current liabilities	0
Total current liabilities	(245)
Capital lease obligations, less current portion	81
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, less current portion	0
Deferred tax liability	780
Intercompany	57,542
Other noncurrent liabilities	162
Total liabilities	58,320
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	0
Capital in excess of par value	3,089
Retained earnings (deficit)	(3,376)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(913)
Total stockholders’ equity	(1,200)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	57,120
Successor [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Accounts receivable	(3,658)
Inventories	0
Other current assets	0
Total current assets	(3,658)
Property and equipment, net	0
Goodwill	0
Intangible assets, net	0
Intercompany	(187,174)
Investment in subsidiaries	(428,836)
Other noncurrent assets	0
Total assets	(619,668)
Current liabilities:
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, current portion	0
Capital lease obligations, current portion	0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(484)
Other current liabilities	0
Total current liabilities	(484)
Capital lease obligations, less current portion	0
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, less current portion	0
Deferred tax liability	0
Intercompany	(190,348)
Other noncurrent liabilities	0
Total liabilities	(190,832)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	0
Capital in excess of par value	(468,540)
Retained earnings (deficit)	38,791
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	913
Total stockholders’ equity	(428,836)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	(619,668)
Predecessor [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		19,184	20,686		19,636	18,673
Accounts receivable			24,881
Inventories			19,250
Other current assets			22,202
Total current assets			87,019
Property and equipment, net			691,454
Goodwill			3,458	[1]
Intangible assets, net			0
Intercompany			0
Investment in subsidiaries			0
Other noncurrent assets			9,680
Total assets			791,611
Current liabilities:
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, current portion			0
Capital lease obligations, current portion			1,014
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			85,252
Other current liabilities			440
Total current liabilities			86,706
Capital lease obligations, less current portion			20,365
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, less current portion			361,500
Deferred tax liability			57,831
Intercompany			0
Other noncurrent liabilities			104,441
Total liabilities			630,843
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	0		6,187
Capital in excess of par value			453,702
Retained earnings (deficit)			853,464
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			4,764
Less treasury stock			(1,157,349)
Total stockholders’ equity			160,768
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity			791,611
Predecessor [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Issuer [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		6,651	10,177		11,321	10,933
Accounts receivable			22,686
Inventories			15,865
Other current assets			16,367
Total current assets			65,095
Property and equipment, net			661,593
Goodwill			3,458
Intercompany			20,689
Investment in subsidiaries			6,190
Other noncurrent assets			4,333
Total assets			761,358
Current liabilities:
Capital lease obligations, current portion			947
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			61,680
Other current liabilities			440
Total current liabilities			63,067
Capital lease obligations, less current portion			19,752
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, less current portion			0
Deferred tax liability			58,996
Intercompany			362,748
Other noncurrent liabilities			96,027
Total liabilities			600,590
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock			6,187
Capital in excess of par value			453,702
Retained earnings (deficit)			853,464
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			4,764
Less treasury stock			(1,157,349)
Total stockholders’ equity			160,768
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity			761,358
Predecessor [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		120	1,914		248	544
Accounts receivable			1,420
Inventories			2,965
Other current assets			3,222
Total current assets			9,521
Property and equipment, net			15,242
Goodwill			0
Intercompany			379,695
Investment in subsidiaries			0
Other noncurrent assets			5,305
Total assets			409,763
Current liabilities:
Capital lease obligations, current portion			0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			21,665
Other current liabilities			0
Total current liabilities			21,665
Capital lease obligations, less current portion			0
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, less current portion			361,500
Deferred tax liability			0
Intercompany			12,224
Other noncurrent liabilities			4,432
Total liabilities			399,821
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock			0
Capital in excess of par value			0
Retained earnings (deficit)			9,942
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			0
Less treasury stock			0
Total stockholders’ equity			9,942
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity			409,763
Predecessor [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		12,413	8,595		8,067	7,196
Accounts receivable			3,752
Inventories			420
Other current assets			2,613
Total current assets			15,380
Property and equipment, net			14,619
Goodwill			0
Intercompany			1,636
Investment in subsidiaries			0
Other noncurrent assets			1,344
Total assets			32,979
Current liabilities:
Capital lease obligations, current portion			67
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			1,907
Other current liabilities			0
Total current liabilities			1,974
Capital lease obligations, less current portion			613
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, less current portion			0
Deferred tax liability			184
Intercompany			29,978
Other noncurrent liabilities			3,982
Total liabilities			36,731
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock			0
Capital in excess of par value			0
Retained earnings (deficit)			(8,516)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			4,764
Less treasury stock			0
Total stockholders’ equity			(3,752)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity			32,979
Predecessor [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		0	0		0	0
Accounts receivable			(2,977)
Inventories			0
Other current assets			0
Total current assets			(2,977)
Property and equipment, net			0
Goodwill			0
Intercompany			(402,020)
Investment in subsidiaries			(6,190)
Other noncurrent assets			(1,302)
Total assets			(412,489)
Current liabilities:
Capital lease obligations, current portion			0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			0
Other current liabilities			0
Total current liabilities			0
Capital lease obligations, less current portion			0
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, less current portion			0
Deferred tax liability			(1,349)
Intercompany			(404,950)
Other noncurrent liabilities			0
Total liabilities			(406,299)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock			0
Capital in excess of par value			0
Retained earnings (deficit)			(1,426)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			(4,764)
Less treasury stock			0
Total stockholders’ equity			(6,190)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity			$ (412,489)

[1] The Predecessor goodwill was eliminated in acquisition accounting. See Note 2 “Acquisition of CEC Entertainment, Inc.” for a discussion of goodwill recorded in connection with the Merger.