Stock-Based Compensation Arrangements - Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense and Associated Tax Benefit Recognized (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		2 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Feb. 14, 2014	Dec. 28, 2014	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price				$ 8.74	$ 8.59
Successor [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation costs			$ 713	$ 702	$ 855
Portion capitalized as property and equipment	[1]		10	(13)	(17)
Stock-based compensation costs related to the accelerated vesting of restricted stock awards in connection with the Merger			0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense recognized			703	689	838
Tax benefit recognized from stock-based compensation awards			$ 4,874	$ 4	$ 18	[2]
Predecessor [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation costs		$ 1,117
Portion capitalized as property and equipment	[1]	0
Stock-based compensation costs related to the accelerated vesting of restricted stock awards in connection with the Merger		11,108
Stock-based compensation expense recognized		12,225
Tax benefit recognized from stock-based compensation awards		$ 0

[1] Successor Predecessor Fiscal Year For the 317 Day Period Ended For the 47 Day Period Ended January 1, 2017 January 3, 2016 December 28, 2014 February 14, 2014 Stock-based compensation costs $702 $855 $713 $1,117Portion capitalized as property and equipment (1) (13) (17) (10) —Stock-based compensation costs related to the accelerated vesting of restricted stock awards in connection with the Merger — — — 11,108Stock-based compensation expense recognized $689 $838 $703 $12,225Tax benefit recognized from stock-based compensation awards (2) $4 $18 $4,874 $— __________________(1)We capitalize the portion of stock-based compensation costs related to our design, construction, facilities and legal departments that are directly attributable to our venue development projects, such as the design and construction of a new venue and the remodeling and expansion of our existing venues. Capitalized stock-based compensation costs attributable to our venue development projects are included in “Property and equipment, net” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

[2] (2)We recorded the tax benefit related to the accelerated vesting of restricted stock awards in the 317 day period ended December 28, 2014, the period the related expense is deductible for income tax purposes.