Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands		2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			10 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
		Feb. 14, 2014	Jan. 01, 2017		Jan. 03, 2016	Dec. 28, 2014		Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016	Dec. 28, 2014
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Asset impairments						$ 400		$ 1,600	$ 900
Successor [Member]
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)		$ (62,088)	$ (10,126)	[1]	$ (14,158)	(62,088)		(3,667)	(12,510)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization						118,556		119,569	119,294
Deferred income taxes						(62,554)		(15,521)	(16,748)
Stock-based compensation expense						703		689	838
Amortization of lease-related liabilities						428		448	87
Amortization of original issue discount and deferred financing costs						3,962		4,546	4,634
Loss on asset disposals, net						7,649		8,520	7,729
Asset impairments		407				407		1,550	875
Non-cash rent expenses						7,037		6,873	8,218
Other adjustments						1,195		(70)	(951)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash						0		(268)	0
Accounts receivable						(3,046)		2,657	(4,478)
Inventories						1,418		(3,413)	(2,012)
Prepaid expenses						213		(4,012)	57
Accounts payable						8,558		(7,601)	(2,948)
Accrued expenses						1,754		1,733	659
Unearned revenues						2,360		5,167	1,339
Accrued interest						15,712		(1,454)	(7,175)
Income taxes payable						2,134		2,169	451
Deferred landlord contributions						3,693		1,668	3,254
Net cash provided by operating activities						48,091		118,687	100,613
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of Predecessor						(946,898)		0	0
Acquisition of Peter Piper Pizza						(113,142)		0	(663)
Purchases of property and equipment						(61,028)		(88,680)	(73,034)
Acquisition of franchisee						(1,529)		0	0
Development of internal use software						(2,130)		(10,455)	(4,802)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment						442		696	308
Net cash used in investing activities						(1,124,285)		(98,439)	(78,191)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from secured credit facilities, net of original issue discount						756,200		0	0
Proceeds from senior notes						255,000		0	0
Repayment of Predecessor Facility						(348,000)		0	0
Repayments on senior term loan						(3,807)		(7,600)	(9,500)
Repayments of Notes Payable						0		(50)	(49)
Net repayments on revolving credit facility						0		0	0
Proceeds from sale leaseback transaction						183,685		0	0
Payment of debt financing costs						(27,575)		0	0
Payments on capital lease obligations						(297)		(421)	(405)
Payments on sale leaseback obligations						(742)		(2,028)	(1,663)
Dividends paid						(890)		0	(70,000)
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation						4,874		4	18
Restricted stock returned for payment of taxes						0		0	0
Purchases of treasury stock						0		0	0
Equity contribution						350,000		0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities						1,168,448		(10,095)	(81,599)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash						(444)		216	(1,163)
Change in cash and cash equivalents						91,810		10,369	(60,340)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period						19,184		50,654	110,994
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		19,184	61,023		50,654	110,994		61,023	50,654	$ 110,994
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid (1)						41,801	[2]	64,614	73,255
Income taxes paid (refunded), net						24,424		10,728	13,346
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Accrued construction costs						2,361		1,651	1,270
Dividends payable			$ 0		$ 0	0		0	0	0
Capital lease obligations						657		$ 0	$ 0
Predecessor [Member]
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)		704
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		9,883
Deferred income taxes		(1,785)
Stock-based compensation expense		12,225
Amortization of lease-related liabilities		356
Amortization of original issue discount and deferred financing costs		58
Loss on asset disposals, net		294
Asset impairments		0
Non-cash rent expenses		(916)
Other adjustments		144
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash		0
Accounts receivable		1,503
Inventories		(2,472)
Prepaid expenses		2,656
Accounts payable		(270)
Accrued expenses		(2,403)
Unearned revenues		349
Accrued interest		152
Income taxes payable		2,898
Deferred landlord contributions		(350)
Net cash provided by operating activities		22,314
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of Predecessor		0
Acquisition of Peter Piper Pizza		0
Purchases of property and equipment		(9,710)
Acquisition of franchisee		0
Development of internal use software		0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		51
Net cash used in investing activities		(9,659)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from secured credit facilities, net of original issue discount		0
Proceeds from senior notes		0
Repayment of Predecessor Facility		0
Repayments on senior term loan		0
Repayments of Notes Payable		0
Net repayments on revolving credit facility		(13,500)
Proceeds from sale leaseback transaction		0
Payment of debt financing costs		0
Payments on capital lease obligations		(164)
Payments on sale leaseback obligations		0
Dividends paid		(38)
Excess tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation		0
Restricted stock returned for payment of taxes		(142)
Purchases of treasury stock		0
Equity contribution		0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(13,844)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash		(313)
Change in cash and cash equivalents		(1,502)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		20,686				$ 19,184				$ 20,686
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		19,184
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid (1)	[2]	938
Income taxes paid (refunded), net		(79)
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Accrued construction costs		3,605
Dividends payable		890
Capital lease obligations		$ 0

[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] ncludes $4.9 million of debt issuance costs and interest expense related to the bridge loan. See Note 10. “Indebtedness and Interest Expense” for further discussion of the bridge loan.