Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of Indefinite and Definite-lived Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)		2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			7 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
		Feb. 14, 2014	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 29, 2013	Dec. 28, 2014
Favorable Lease Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets		$ 0	$ 500,000	$ 500,000	$ 0	$ 1,100,000	$ 1,500,000	$ 0
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life							10 years
Franchise Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets		$ 0	500,000	200,000	$ 0	600,000	$ 1,500,000	$ 0
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life							25 years
Successor [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets						$ 600,000	$ 1,500,000
Indefinite-lived intangible assets			494,880,000				494,880,000
Finite-lived intangible assets - accumulated amortization			(5,731,000)				(5,731,000)
Intangible assets, net			489,149,000				$ 489,149,000		$ 491,400,000
Unfavorable lease, Acquired							10 years
Successor [Member] | Favorable Lease Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets - gross carrying amounts	[1],[2]		14,880,000				$ 14,880,000
Finite-lived intangible assets - accumulated amortization	[1],[2]		(3,171,000)				(3,171,000)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	[1],[2]		11,709,000				11,709,000
Successor [Member] | Franchise Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets			500,000	$ 200,000
Finite-lived intangible assets - gross carrying amounts			53,300,000				53,300,000
Finite-lived intangible assets - accumulated amortization			(2,560,000)				(2,560,000)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net			50,740,000				50,740,000
Chuck E. Cheese [Member] | Successor [Member] | Trade Names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets			400,000,000				400,000,000
Peter Piper Pizza [Member] | Successor [Member] | Trade Names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	[1]		26,700,000				26,700,000
Trade Names [Member] | Chuck E. Cheese [Member] | Successor [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets			400,000,000				400,000,000
Trade Names [Member] | Peter Piper Pizza [Member] | Successor [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	[2]		$ 26,700,000				$ 26,700,000

[1] In connection with the Merger and the PPP Acquisition, we also recorded unfavorable lease liabilities of $10.2 million and $3.9 million, respectively, which are included in “Other current liabilities” and “Other noncurrent liabilities” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Such amounts are being amortized over a weighted average life of 10 years, and are included in “Rent expense” in our Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the Successor periods.

[2] In the first quarter of 2015 we recorded adjustments related to the valuation of the favorable lease agreements intangible asset and PPP’s tradename of $(1.1) million and $1.9 million, respectively, recorded in connection with the PPP Acquisition. See Note 2 “Acquisition of Peter Piper Pizza” for a discussion of these adjustments.