Related Party Transaction Related Party Transaction	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transaction Related Party Transaction	Jan. 01, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	Related Party Transactions: CEC Entertainment reimburses Apollo Management, L.P. for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with travel and Board of Directors related expenses. Expense reimbursements by CEC Entertainment to Apollo Management, L.P. totaled $0.8 million for Fiscal 2016, and are included in “General and administrative expenses” in our Consolidated Statements of Earnings. In June 2016, CEC Entertainment entered into an agreement with an Apollo portfolio company to manage CEC Entertainment’s print services and processes. We accrued payments totaling $0.2 million in connection with this agreement during Fiscal 2016.

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.