Condensed Consolidating Schedules - P&L (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended					6 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2016	Jul. 03, 2016	Sep. 27, 2015	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014	Jul. 03, 2016	Jun. 28, 2015	Oct. 02, 2016	Sep. 27, 2015	Jan. 03, 2016	Dec. 28, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0	$ 0
Franchise fees and royalties	$ 4,322,000	4,322,000	$ 4,941,000	4,941,000		13,440,000	13,241,000	$ 13,440,000	$ 13,241,000
Total company store sales	223,748,000	223,748,000	216,996,000	216,996,000		705,569,000	686,282,000	705,569,000	686,282,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	121,764,000	121,764,000	118,753,000	118,753,000		383,978,000	377,358,000	383,978,000	377,358,000
Food and beverage sales	101,984,000	101,984,000	98,243,000	98,243,000		321,591,000	308,924,000	321,591,000	308,924,000
Intangible assets, net	485,057,000	485,057,000				485,057,000		485,057,000		$ 488,095,000
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment						(426,000)	(261,000)	(426,000)	(261,000)
Repayments of Senior Debt						5,700,000	5,700,000	5,700,000	5,700,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities						111,254,000	88,298,000	111,254,000	88,298,000
Intercompany Note, Investing							0
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment						66,535,000	56,994,000	66,535,000	56,994,000
Payments to Develop Software						(8,788,000)	(2,784,000)	(8,788,000)	(2,784,000)
Net cash used in investing activities						(74,897,000)	(60,180,000)	(74,897,000)	(60,180,000)
Other Payments to Acquire Businesses							663,000
Repayments on note payable							(34,000)		(34,000)
Intercompany Note, Financing							0
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations						(311,000)	(308,000)	(311,000)	(308,000)
Payments of Dividends							(1,196,000)
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation						4,000		4,000	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities						(7,510,000)	(77,238,000)	(7,510,000)	(77,238,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash						356,000	(977,000)	356,000	(977,000)
Change in cash and cash equivalents						29,203,000	(50,097,000)	29,203,000	(50,097,000)
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	101,984,000	101,984,000	98,243,000	98,243,000		321,591,000	308,924,000	321,591,000	308,924,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales	121,764,000	121,764,000	118,753,000	118,753,000		383,978,000	377,358,000	383,978,000	377,358,000
Total company store sales	223,748,000	223,748,000	216,996,000	216,996,000		705,569,000	686,282,000	705,569,000	686,282,000
Franchise fees and royalties	4,322,000	4,322,000	4,941,000	4,941,000		13,440,000	13,241,000	13,440,000	13,241,000
Fees and Commissions, Other		0		0		0	0
Total revenues	228,070,000	228,070,000	221,937,000	221,937,000		719,009,000	699,523,000	719,009,000	699,523,000
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	25,507,000	25,507,000	25,032,000	25,032,000		80,702,000	78,209,000	80,702,000	78,209,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	8,014,000	8,014,000	7,863,000	7,863,000		25,004,000	23,399,000	25,004,000	23,399,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	33,521,000	33,521,000	32,895,000	32,895,000		105,706,000	101,608,000	105,706,000	101,608,000
Labor expenses	61,721,000	61,721,000	59,998,000	59,998,000		191,170,000	186,405,000	191,170,000	186,405,000
Depreciation and amortization	27,667,000	27,667,000	28,394,000	28,394,000		85,029,000	86,606,000	85,029,000	86,606,000
Other store operating expenses	38,757,000	38,757,000	36,587,000	36,587,000		112,143,000	105,435,000	112,143,000	105,435,000
Total company store operating costs	185,786,000	185,786,000	181,853,000	181,853,000		566,366,000	552,752,000	566,366,000	552,752,000
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	11,515,000	11,515,000	10,292,000	10,292,000		36,777,000	36,339,000	36,777,000	36,339,000
General and administrative expenses	17,284,000	17,284,000	14,592,000	14,592,000		51,222,000	48,620,000	51,222,000	48,620,000
Asset Impairment Charges	772,000	772,000	875,000			772,000		772,000	875,000
Transaction and severance costs	166,000	166,000	1,826,000	1,826,000		1,349,000	3,939,000	1,349,000	3,939,000
Total operating costs and expenses	215,523,000	215,523,000	209,438,000	209,438,000		656,486,000	642,525,000	656,486,000	642,525,000
Rent expense	24,120,000	24,120,000	23,979,000	23,979,000		72,318,000	72,698,000	72,318,000	72,698,000
Operating income (loss)	12,547,000	12,547,000	12,499,000	12,499,000		62,523,000	56,998,000	62,523,000	56,998,000
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates		0		0		0	0
Interest expense (income)	17,237,000	17,237,000	17,209,000	17,209,000		51,419,000	52,031,000	51,419,000	52,031,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic		(4,690,000)		(4,710,000)		11,104,000	4,967,000
Income tax expense (benefit)	(2,286,000)	(2,286,000)	(1,508,000)	(1,508,000)		4,645,000	3,319,000	4,645,000	3,319,000
Net income (loss)	(2,404,000)	(2,404,000)	(3,202,000)	(3,202,000)		6,459,000	1,648,000	6,459,000	1,648,000
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	(212,000)	(212,000)	(1,034,000)	(1,034,000)		703,000	(1,899,000)	703,000	(1,899,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)	2,616,000	2,616,000	4,236,000	4,236,000		(7,162,000)	251,000	(7,162,000)	251,000
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 79,857,000	79,857,000	$ 60,897,000	60,897,000		79,857,000	60,897,000	$ 79,857,000	$ 60,897,000	50,654,000	$ 110,994,000
Successor [Member]
Other costs and expenses:
Asset Impairment Charges					$ 875,000
Issuer
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other						735,000	762,000
Franchise fees and royalties						1,561,000	1,794,000
Total company store sales						638,583,000	624,440,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales						358,192,000	357,509,000
Food and beverage sales						280,391,000	266,931,000
Intangible assets, net		19,802,000				19,802,000
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment						(426,000)	(261,000)
Repayments of Senior Debt						5,700,000	5,700,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities						93,340,000	85,511,000
Intercompany Note, Investing							(2,513,000)
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment						50,823,000	48,932,000
Payments to Develop Software						(6,004,000)	0
Net cash used in investing activities						(56,401,000)	(51,847,000)
Other Payments to Acquire Businesses							663,000
Repayments on note payable							0
Intercompany Note, Financing							0
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations						(308,000)	(306,000)
Payments of Dividends							(1,196,000)
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation						4,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities						(7,470,000)	(77,202,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash						0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents						29,469,000	(43,538,000)
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales						280,391,000	266,931,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales						358,192,000	357,509,000
Total company store sales						638,583,000	624,440,000
Franchise fees and royalties						1,561,000	1,794,000
Fees and Commissions, Other						735,000	762,000
Total revenues						640,879,000	626,996,000
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)						69,431,000	67,179,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)						23,149,000	21,620,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise						92,580,000	88,799,000
Labor expenses						175,495,000	171,075,000
Depreciation and amortization						81,661,000	81,799,000
Other store operating expenses						104,297,000	99,032,000
Total company store operating costs						520,634,000	507,398,000
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense						30,188,000	33,506,000
General and administrative expenses						19,669,000	14,631,000
Asset Impairment Charges						709,000
Transaction and severance costs						1,294,000	15,000
Total operating costs and expenses						572,494,000	556,316,000
Rent expense						66,601,000	66,693,000
Operating income (loss)						68,385,000	70,680,000
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates						(8,096,000)	(11,406,000)
Interest expense (income)						47,765,000	50,032,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic						12,524,000	9,242,000
Income tax expense (benefit)						6,065,000	7,594,000
Net income (loss)						6,459,000	1,648,000
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax						703,000	(1,899,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)						(7,162,000)	251,000
Cash and cash equivalents		71,704,000		53,482,000		71,704,000	53,482,000			42,235,000	97,020,000
Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other		615,000		755,000		1,845,000	2,179,000
Franchise fees and royalties		4,030,000		4,438,000		11,879,000	11,437,000
Total company store sales		18,595,000		17,010,000		54,930,000	49,063,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales		6,703,000		3,808,000		18,151,000	11,799,000
Food and beverage sales		11,892,000		13,202,000		36,779,000	37,264,000
Intangible assets, net		465,255,000				465,255,000				466,240,000
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment						0	0
Repayments of Senior Debt						0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities						17,674,000	(1,253,000)
Intercompany Note, Investing							6,483,000
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment						15,506,000	6,464,000
Payments to Develop Software						(2,784,000)	(2,784,000)
Net cash used in investing activities						(18,290,000)	(2,765,000)
Other Payments to Acquire Businesses							0
Repayments on note payable							(34,000)
Intercompany Note, Financing							(2,048,000)
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations						0	0
Payments of Dividends							0
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation						0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities						(37,000)	(2,082,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash						0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents						(653,000)	(6,100,000)
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales		11,892,000		13,202,000		36,779,000	37,264,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales		6,703,000		3,808,000		18,151,000	11,799,000
Total company store sales		18,595,000		17,010,000		54,930,000	49,063,000
Franchise fees and royalties		4,030,000		4,438,000		11,879,000	11,437,000
Fees and Commissions, Other		615,000		755,000		1,845,000	2,179,000
Total revenues		23,240,000		22,203,000		68,654,000	62,679,000
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)		3,194,000		3,061,000		9,632,000	9,417,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)		428,000		389,000		1,329,000	1,290,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise		3,622,000		3,450,000		10,961,000	10,707,000
Labor expenses		4,039,000		3,751,000		11,842,000	11,119,000
Depreciation and amortization		650,000		934,000		1,884,000	3,223,000
Other store operating expenses		3,033,000		2,215,000		7,568,000	6,147,000
Total company store operating costs		12,675,000		11,593,000		36,298,000	35,244,000
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense		828,000		798,000		3,548,000	3,121,000
General and administrative expenses		10,270,000		10,606,000		30,996,000	33,589,000
Asset Impairment Charges		0				0
Transaction and severance costs		0		1,626,000		55,000	3,924,000
Total operating costs and expenses		23,773,000		24,643,000		70,897,000	75,898,000
Rent expense		1,331,000		1,243,000		4,043,000	4,048,000
Operating income (loss)		(533,000)		(2,440,000)		(2,243,000)	(13,219,000)
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates		0		0		0	0
Interest expense (income)		1,440,000		365,000		3,328,000	1,619,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic		(1,973,000)		(2,805,000)		(5,571,000)	(14,838,000)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(935,000)		(744,000)		(185,000)	(4,517,000)
Net income (loss)		(1,038,000)		(2,061,000)		(5,386,000)	(10,321,000)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax		0		0		0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)		1,038,000		2,061,000		5,386,000	10,321,000
Cash and cash equivalents		1,144,000		327,000		1,144,000	327,000			1,797,000	6,427,000
Guarantors | Successor [Member]
Other costs and expenses:
Asset Impairment Charges					20,000
Non-Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other		8,431,000		11,861,000		28,746,000	31,864,000
Franchise fees and royalties		0		10,000		0	10,000
Total company store sales		4,290,000		4,196,000		12,056,000	12,779,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales		2,755,000		2,679,000		7,635,000	8,050,000
Food and beverage sales		1,535,000		1,517,000		4,421,000	4,729,000
Intangible assets, net		0				0				0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment						0	0
Repayments of Senior Debt						0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities						240,000	4,040,000
Intercompany Note, Investing							0
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment						206,000	1,598,000
Payments to Develop Software						0	0
Net cash used in investing activities						(206,000)	(1,598,000)
Other Payments to Acquire Businesses							0
Repayments on note payable							0
Intercompany Note, Financing							(1,922,000)
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations						(3,000)	(2,000)
Payments of Dividends							0
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation						0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities						(3,000)	(1,924,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash						356,000	(977,000)
Change in cash and cash equivalents						387,000	(459,000)
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales		1,535,000		1,517,000		4,421,000	4,729,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales		2,755,000		2,679,000		7,635,000	8,050,000
Total company store sales		4,290,000		4,196,000		12,056,000	12,779,000
Franchise fees and royalties		0		10,000		0	10,000
Fees and Commissions, Other		8,431,000		11,861,000		28,746,000	31,864,000
Total revenues		12,721,000		16,067,000		40,802,000	44,653,000
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)		540,000		512,000		1,639,000	1,613,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)		195,000		181,000		526,000	489,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise		735,000		693,000		2,165,000	2,102,000
Labor expenses		1,296,000		1,357,000		3,833,000	4,211,000
Depreciation and amortization		516,000		549,000		1,484,000	1,584,000
Other store operating expenses		953,000		1,042,000		2,884,000	3,223,000
Total company store operating costs		4,054,000		4,272,000		12,040,000	13,077,000
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense		10,151,000		8,960,000		31,761,000	31,550,000
General and administrative expenses		273,000		130,000		557,000	400,000
Asset Impairment Charges		63,000				63,000
Transaction and severance costs		0		0		0	0
Total operating costs and expenses		14,541,000		13,451,000		44,421,000	45,116,000
Rent expense		554,000		631,000		1,674,000	1,957,000
Operating income (loss)		(1,820,000)		2,616,000		(3,619,000)	(463,000)
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates		0		0		0	0
Interest expense (income)		112,000		116,000		326,000	380,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic		(1,932,000)		2,500,000		(3,945,000)	(843,000)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(671,000)		1,044,000		(1,235,000)	242,000
Net income (loss)		(1,261,000)		1,456,000		(2,710,000)	(1,085,000)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax		(212,000)		(1,034,000)		703,000	(1,899,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)		1,473,000		(422,000)		2,007,000	2,984,000
Cash and cash equivalents		7,009,000		7,088,000		7,009,000	7,088,000			6,622,000	7,547,000
Non-Guarantors | Successor [Member]
Other costs and expenses:
Asset Impairment Charges					89,000
Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other		273,000		250,000
Franchise fees and royalties		292,000		493,000
Total company store sales		200,863,000		195,790,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales		112,306,000		112,266,000
Food and beverage sales		88,557,000		83,524,000
Intangible assets, net										21,855,000
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales		88,557,000		83,524,000
Entertainment and merchandise sales		112,306,000		112,266,000
Total company store sales		200,863,000		195,790,000
Franchise fees and royalties		292,000		493,000
Fees and Commissions, Other		273,000		250,000
Total revenues		201,428,000		196,533,000
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)		21,773,000		21,459,000
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)		7,391,000		7,293,000
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise		29,164,000		28,752,000
Labor expenses		56,386,000		54,890,000
Depreciation and amortization		26,501,000		26,911,000
Other store operating expenses		35,659,000		34,362,000
Total company store operating costs		169,945,000		167,020,000
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense		8,967,000		12,368,000
General and administrative expenses		6,741,000		3,856,000
Asset Impairment Charges		709,000
Transaction and severance costs		166,000		200,000
Total operating costs and expenses		186,528,000		184,210,000
Rent expense		22,235,000		22,105,000
Operating income (loss)		14,900,000		12,323,000
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates		(2,299,000)		(605,000)
Interest expense (income)		15,685,000		16,728,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic		(3,084,000)		(5,010,000)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(680,000)		(1,808,000)
Net income (loss)		(2,404,000)		(3,202,000)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax		(212,000)		(1,034,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)		2,616,000		4,236,000
Cash and cash equivalents										42,235,000
Subsidiary Issuer [Member] | Successor [Member]
Other costs and expenses:
Asset Impairment Charges					766,000
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions, Other		(9,319,000)		(12,866,000)		(31,326,000)	(34,805,000)
Franchise fees and royalties		0		0		0	0
Total company store sales		0		0		0	0
Entertainment and merchandise sales		0		0		0	0
Food and beverage sales		0		0		0	0
Intangible assets, net		0				0				0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment						0	0
Repayments of Senior Debt						0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities						0	0
Intercompany Note, Investing							(3,970,000)
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment						0	0
Payments to Develop Software						0	0
Net cash used in investing activities						0	(3,970,000)
Other Payments to Acquire Businesses							0
Repayments on note payable							0
Intercompany Note, Financing							3,970,000
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations						0	0
Payments of Dividends							0
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation						0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities						0	3,970,000
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash						0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents						0	0
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales		0		0		0	0
Entertainment and merchandise sales		0		0		0	0
Total company store sales		0		0		0	0
Franchise fees and royalties		0		0		0	0
Fees and Commissions, Other		(9,319,000)		(12,866,000)		(31,326,000)	(34,805,000)
Total revenues		(9,319,000)		(12,866,000)		(31,326,000)	(34,805,000)
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)		0		0		0	0
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)		0		0		0	0
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise		0		0		0	0
Labor expenses		0		0		0	0
Depreciation and amortization		0		0		0	0
Other store operating expenses		(888,000)		(1,032,000)		(2,606,000)	(2,967,000)
Total company store operating costs		(888,000)		(1,032,000)		(2,606,000)	(2,967,000)
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense		(8,431,000)		(11,834,000)		(28,720,000)	(31,838,000)
General and administrative expenses		0		0		0	0
Asset Impairment Charges		0				0
Transaction and severance costs		0		0		0	0
Total operating costs and expenses		(9,319,000)		(12,866,000)		(31,326,000)	(34,805,000)
Rent expense		0		0		0	0
Operating income (loss)		0		0		0	0
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates		2,299,000		605,000		8,096,000	11,406,000
Interest expense (income)		0		0		0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic		2,299,000		605,000		8,096,000	11,406,000
Income tax expense (benefit)		0		0		0	0
Net income (loss)		2,299,000		605,000		8,096,000	11,406,000
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax		212,000		1,034,000		(703,000)	1,899,000
Comprehensive income (loss)		(2,511,000)		(1,639,000)		(7,393,000)	(13,305,000)
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0	$ 0			$ 0	$ 0
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Other costs and expenses:
Asset Impairment Charges					$ 0