Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	2 Months Ended			3 Months Ended											10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2014		Feb. 14, 2014	Jan. 03, 2016	[1]	Sep. 27, 2015	Jun. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014		Sep. 28, 2014		Jun. 29, 2014		Dec. 28, 2014	Jan. 03, 2016	Dec. 29, 2013
Quarterly Results of Operations [Line Items]
Net income (loss)																$ (12,510)
Asset Impairment															$ 400	900	$ 3,100
Successor [Member]
Quarterly Results of Operations [Line Items]
Food and beverage sales	$ 62,277			$ 99,170		$ 98,243	$ 94,145	$ 116,537	$ 83,499		$ 82,271		$ 79,649		307,696	408,095
Entertainment and merchandise sales	78,613			119,657		118,753	113,861	144,744	104,253		115,885		105,651		404,402	497,015
Total Company store sales	140,890			218,827		216,996	208,006	261,281	187,752		198,156		185,300		712,098	905,110
Franchise fees and royalties	686			4,238		4,941	4,073	4,227	2,990		1,533		1,274		6,483	17,479
Total revenues	141,576	[2]		223,065		221,937	212,079	265,508	190,742	[1]	199,689	[1]	186,574	[2]	718,581	922,589
Operating Income (Loss)	(3,367)	[2]		(1,867)		12,499	(188)	44,687	(19,746)	[1]	(4,241)	[1]	(4,905)	[2]	(32,259)	55,131
Income (loss) before income taxes	(15,410)	[2]		(20,417)		(4,710)	(17,512)	27,188	(37,442)	[1]	(20,215)	[1]	(20,144)	[2]	(93,211)	(15,451)
Net income (loss)	$ (13,872)	[2]		$ (14,158)		$ (3,202)	$ (9,892)	$ 14,742	$ (22,153)		$ (13,279)	[1]	$ (12,784)	[2]	(62,088)	(12,510)
Asset Impairment															$ 407	$ 875
Predecessor [Member]
Quarterly Results of Operations [Line Items]
Food and beverage sales			$ 50,897														368,584
Entertainment and merchandise sales			62,659														448,155
Total Company store sales			113,556														816,739
Franchise fees and royalties			687														4,982
Total revenues			114,243														821,721
Operating Income (Loss)			2,873														83,471
Income (loss) before income taxes			1,722														76,018
Net income (loss)			704														47,824
Asset Impairment			$ 0														$ 3,051

[1] Our 2015 fiscal year consisted of 53 weeks. Each quarterly period has 13 weeks, except for the fourth quarterly period ended January 3, 2016 which has 14 weeks.

[2] The quarterly condensed consolidated results of operations for the quarter ended December 28, 2014 include the results of Peter Piper Pizza for the 73 day period from October 17, 2014 through December 28, 2014.