Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Schedule of Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		10 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 28, 2014		Jan. 03, 2016
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Other Changes		$ 404	[1]	$ 0
Predecessor [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill				483,444
Goodwill		483,444
Successor [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill				483,444
Goodwill		483,444		483,876
CEC Entertainment, Inc. [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Additions	[2]	432,058
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)				0
Peter Piper Pizza [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Additions	[3]	$ 50,982
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)	[4]			432
Peter Piper Pizza [Member] | Successor [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Translation and Purchase Accounting Adjustments				231
Peter Piper Pizza [Member] | Additional PPP Goodwill recognized in Q1 2015 [Member] | Successor [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Translation and Purchase Accounting Adjustments				$ 432

[1] Other additions for the 317 day period ended December 28, 2014 represents goodwill related to a franchise the Company acquired in the second quarter of 2014.

[2] ee Note 2 “Acquisition of CEC Entertainment, Inc.” for a discussion of goodwill recorded in connection with Merger.

[3] See Note 3 “Acquisition of Peter Piper Pizza” for a discussion of goodwill recorded in connection with the PPP Acquisition.

[4] During Fiscal 2015, we recorded certain adjustments to the initial PPP purchase price allocation related to the final settlement of net working capital, the valuation of favorable and unfavorable lease interests, the valuation of PPP’s tradename and the valuation of net operating losses acquired and other tax positions that resulted in a net increase to goodwill of $0.4 million. See Note 3 “Acquisition of Peter Piper Pizza” for a discussion of the measurement period adjustments.