Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Schedule of Indefinite and Definite-lived Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)	2 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 14, 2014	Sep. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2014	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016	Dec. 29, 2013	Sep. 27, 2015	Oct. 16, 2014
CEC Entertainment, Inc. [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Long-term portion of unfavorable leases				$ 10,200,000
Peter Piper Pizza [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Long-term portion of unfavorable leases				3,900,000
Unfavorable lease liability							$ 3,870,000	$ 3,290,000
Favorable Lease Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 0	$ 1,700,000		$ 2,000,000	$ 2,000,000	$ 0
Estimated weighted average useful lives				10 years
Finite-lived intangible assets - Net Carrying Amount				$ 9,231,000
Franchise Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 0		$ 1,000,000	$ 2,000,000	2,000,000	$ 0
Estimated weighted average useful lives				25 years
Finite-lived intangible assets - Net Carrying Amount				$ 48,152,000
Successor [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Long-term portion of unfavorable leases				7,308,000	9,536,000
Amortization of Intangible Assets			$ 1,000,000		2,100,000
Intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount				494,880,000	494,880,000
Intangible assets - Accumulated Amortization				(10,797,000)	(6,785,000)
Intangible assets - Net Carrying Amount				$ 484,083,000	488,095,000
Unfavorable lease amortization period				10 years
Successor [Member] | Favorable Lease Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross				$ 14,880,000	14,880,000
Intangible assets - Accumulated Amortization				(5,649,000)	(3,686,000)
Finite-lived intangible assets - Net Carrying Amount				9,231,000	11,194,000
Successor [Member] | Franchise Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross				53,300,000	53,300,000
Intangible assets - Accumulated Amortization				(5,148,000)	(3,099,000)
Finite-lived intangible assets - Net Carrying Amount					50,201,000
Intangible assets - Net Carrying Amount				48,152,000
Successor [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Chuck E. Cheese [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets				400,000,000	400,000,000
Accumulated Amortization, Deferred Finance Costs				0	0
Successor [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Peter Piper Pizza [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets				26,700,000	26,700,000
Accumulated Amortization, Deferred Finance Costs				$ 0	$ 0