Consolidating Guarantor Financial Information - Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended													10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 14, 2014	Jan. 01, 2017	[1]	Oct. 02, 2016	Jul. 03, 2016	Apr. 03, 2016	Jan. 03, 2016		Sep. 27, 2015		Jun. 28, 2015		Mar. 29, 2015		Dec. 28, 2014	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016	Dec. 29, 2013
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	$ 400														$ 2,000	$ 2,200	$ 2,100	$ 2,500
Asset Impairment															400	1,600	900	$ 3,100
Predecessor [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	0
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	50,897
Entertainment and merchandise sales	62,659
Total Company store sales	113,556
Franchise fees and royalties	687
International Association assessments and other fees	0
Total revenues	114,243
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	12,285
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	3,729
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	16,014
Labor expenses	31,998
Depreciation and amortization	9,733
Rent expense	12,365
Other store operating expenses	15,760
Total Company store operating costs	85,870
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	5,903
General and administrative expenses	7,963
Transaction and severance costs	11,634
Asset Impairment	0
Total operating costs and expenses	111,370
Operating Income (Loss)	2,873
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	0
Interest expense	1,151
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,722
Income tax expense (benefit)	1,018
Net income (loss)	704
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(541)
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(541)
Comprehensive income (loss)	163
Predecessor [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	49,803
Entertainment and merchandise sales	61,082
Total Company store sales	110,885
Franchise fees and royalties	353
International Association assessments and other fees	0
Total revenues	111,238
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	11,924
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	3,618
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	15,542
Labor expenses	31,107
Depreciation and amortization	9,430
Rent expense	11,962
Other store operating expenses	20,193
Total Company store operating costs	88,234
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	6,144
General and administrative expenses	4,124
Transaction and severance costs	1,800
Asset Impairment	0
Total operating costs and expenses	100,302
Operating Income (Loss)	10,936
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	(4,523)
Interest expense	1,822
Income (loss) before income taxes	4,591
Income tax expense (benefit)	3,887
Net income (loss)	704
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(541)
Comprehensive income (loss)	163
Predecessor [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor [Member]
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	32
Entertainment and merchandise sales	0
Total Company store sales	32
Franchise fees and royalties	334
International Association assessments and other fees	4,558
Total revenues	4,924
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	25
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	0
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	25
Labor expenses	0
Depreciation and amortization	0
Rent expense	0
Other store operating expenses	(44)
Total Company store operating costs	(19)
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	17
General and administrative expenses	3,863
Transaction and severance costs	9,834
Asset Impairment	0
Total operating costs and expenses	13,695
Operating Income (Loss)	(8,771)
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	0
Interest expense	(771)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(8,000)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(3,040)
Net income (loss)	(4,960)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	(4,960)
Predecessor [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	1,062
Entertainment and merchandise sales	1,577
Total Company store sales	2,639
Franchise fees and royalties	0
International Association assessments and other fees	6,095
Total revenues	8,734
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	336
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	131
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	467
Labor expenses	891
Depreciation and amortization	303
Rent expense	403
Other store operating expenses	(82)
Total Company store operating costs	1,982
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	5,853
General and administrative expenses	191
Transaction and severance costs	0
Asset Impairment	0
Total operating costs and expenses	8,026
Operating Income (Loss)	708
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	0
Interest expense	100
Income (loss) before income taxes	608
Income tax expense (benefit)	171
Net income (loss)	437
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(541)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(104)
Predecessor [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	0
Entertainment and merchandise sales	0
Total Company store sales	0
Franchise fees and royalties	0
International Association assessments and other fees	(10,653)
Total revenues	(10,653)
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	0
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	(20)
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	(20)
Labor expenses	0
Depreciation and amortization	0
Rent expense	0
Other store operating expenses	(4,307)
Total Company store operating costs	(4,327)
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	(6,111)
General and administrative expenses	(215)
Transaction and severance costs	0
Asset Impairment	0
Total operating costs and expenses	(10,653)
Operating Income (Loss)	0
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	4,523
Interest expense	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	4,523
Income tax expense (benefit)	0
Net income (loss)	4,523
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	541
Comprehensive income (loss)	5,064
Successor [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross															113,142	0	663
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	307,696	$ 93,469		$ 101,984	$ 97,404	$ 122,202	$ 99,170		$ 98,243		$ 94,145		$ 116,537		307,696	415,059	408,095
Entertainment and merchandise sales	404,402	106,277		121,764	114,657	147,557	119,657		118,753		113,861		144,744		404,402	490,255	497,015
Total Company store sales	712,098	199,746		223,748	212,061	269,759	218,827		216,996		208,006		261,281		712,098	905,314	905,110
Franchise fees and royalties	6,483	4,898		4,322	4,560	4,559	4,238		4,941		4,073		4,227		6,483	18,339	17,479
International Association assessments and other fees	0															0	0
Total revenues	718,581	204,644		228,070	216,621	274,318	223,065	[1]	221,937	[1]	212,079	[2]	265,508	[2]	718,581	923,653	922,589
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	79,996														79,996	104,315	104,434
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	24,608														24,608	32,014	31,519
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	104,604														104,604	136,329	135,953
Labor expenses	200,855														200,855	251,426	250,584
Depreciation and amortization	115,951														115,951	113,316	115,236
Rent expense	76,698														76,698	96,006	96,669
Other store operating expenses	119,896														119,896	148,869	143,078
Total Company store operating costs	618,004														618,004	745,946	741,520
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	33,702														33,702	46,142	47,146
General and administrative expenses	48,182														48,182	67,264	66,003
Transaction and severance costs	50,545														50,545	1,299	11,914
Asset Impairment	407														407	1,550	875
Total operating costs and expenses	750,840														750,840	862,201	867,458
Operating Income (Loss)	(32,259)	(1,070)		12,547	3,627	46,348	(1,867)	[1]	12,499	[1]	(188)	[2]	44,687	[2]	(32,259)	61,452	55,131
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	0															0	0
Interest expense	60,952														60,952	67,745	70,582
Income (loss) before income taxes	(93,211)															(6,293)	(15,451)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(31,123)														(31,123)	(2,626)	(2,941)
Net income (loss)	(62,088)	$ (10,126)		$ (2,404)	$ (9,052)	$ 17,915	$ (14,158)		$ (3,202)	[1]	$ (9,892)	[2]	$ 14,742	[2]	(62,088)	(3,667)	(12,510)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(913)														(913)	420	(2,403)
Total components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax															(913)	420	(2,403)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(63,001)														$ (63,001)	(3,247)	(14,913)
Successor [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	293,407															361,111	353,200
Entertainment and merchandise sales	391,818															453,362	469,741
Total Company store sales	685,225															814,473	822,941
Franchise fees and royalties	1,813															2,011	2,280
International Association assessments and other fees	1,006															1,308	995
Total revenues	688,044															817,792	826,216
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	75,772															89,373	89,772
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	23,832															29,668	29,147
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	99,604															119,041	118,919
Labor expenses	192,651															230,526	230,113
Depreciation and amortization	111,816															108,686	109,307
Rent expense	73,337															88,557	88,773
Other store operating expenses	112,669															170,385	155,366
Total Company store operating costs	590,077															717,195	702,478
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	38,511															37,891	46,136
General and administrative expenses	18,414															26,003	20,939
Transaction and severance costs	40,998															1,244	6
Asset Impairment	40															1,487	766
Total operating costs and expenses	688,040															783,820	770,325
Operating Income (Loss)	4															33,972	55,891
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	(36,988)															13,654	(4,654)
Interest expense	59,644															62,630	65,775
Income (loss) before income taxes	(96,628)															(15,004)	(14,538)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(34,540)															(11,337)	(2,028)
Net income (loss)	(62,088)															(3,667)	(12,510)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(913)															420	(2,403)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(63,001)															(3,247)	(14,913)
Successor [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor [Member]
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	8,259															48,178	48,747
Entertainment and merchandise sales	2,490															27,059	16,864
Total Company store sales	10,749															75,237	65,611
Franchise fees and royalties	4,670															16,328	15,199
International Association assessments and other fees	1,233															36,861	24,591
Total revenues	16,652															128,426	105,401
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	2,324															12,835	12,527
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	244															1,690	1,729
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	2,568															14,525	14,256
Labor expenses	2,922															15,865	14,968
Depreciation and amortization	1,197															2,643	3,856
Rent expense	938															5,234	5,363
Other store operating expenses	2,445															12,134	9,017
Total Company store operating costs	10,070															50,401	47,460
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	638															4,358	4,014
General and administrative expenses	32,389															40,567	44,446
Transaction and severance costs	9,547															55	11,908
Asset Impairment	3															0	20
Total operating costs and expenses	52,647															95,381	107,848
Operating Income (Loss)	(35,995)															33,045	(2,447)
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	0															0	0
Interest expense	770															4,664	4,288
Income (loss) before income taxes	(36,765)															28,381	(6,735)
Income tax expense (benefit)	2,441															10,520	(1,575)
Net income (loss)	(39,206)															17,861	(5,160)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	0															0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	(39,206)															17,861	(5,160)
Successor [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	6,030															5,770	6,148
Entertainment and merchandise sales	10,094															9,834	10,410
Total Company store sales	16,124															15,604	16,558
Franchise fees and royalties	0															0	0
International Association assessments and other fees	37,388															36,250	43,829
Total revenues	53,512															51,854	60,387
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	1,900															2,107	2,135
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	660															656	643
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	2,560															2,763	2,778
Labor expenses	5,282															5,035	5,503
Depreciation and amortization	2,938															1,987	2,073
Rent expense	2,423															2,215	2,533
Other store operating expenses	3,410															4,545	4,308
Total Company store operating costs	16,613															16,545	17,195
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	31,712															40,117	40,798
General and administrative expenses	1,091															694	618
Transaction and severance costs	0															0	0
Asset Impairment	364															63	89
Total operating costs and expenses	49,780															57,419	58,700
Operating Income (Loss)	3,732															(5,565)	1,687
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	0															0	0
Interest expense	538															451	519
Income (loss) before income taxes	3,194															(6,016)	1,168
Income tax expense (benefit)	976															(1,809)	662
Net income (loss)	2,218															(4,207)	506
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(913)															420	(2,403)
Comprehensive income (loss)	1,305															(3,787)	(1,897)
Successor [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	0															0	0
Entertainment and merchandise sales	0															0	0
Total Company store sales	0															0	0
Franchise fees and royalties	0															0	0
International Association assessments and other fees	(39,627)															(74,419)	(69,415)
Total revenues	(39,627)															(74,419)	(69,415)
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)	0															0	0
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)	(128)															0	0
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise	(128)															0	0
Labor expenses	0															0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0															0	0
Rent expense	0															0	0
Other store operating expenses	1,372															(38,195)	(25,613)
Total Company store operating costs	1,244															(38,195)	(25,613)
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense	(37,159)															(36,224)	(43,802)
General and administrative expenses	(3,712)															0	0
Transaction and severance costs	0															0	0
Asset Impairment	0															0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	(39,627)															(74,419)	(69,415)
Operating Income (Loss)	0															0	0
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates	36,988															(13,654)	4,654
Interest expense	0															0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	36,988															(13,654)	4,654
Income tax expense (benefit)	0															0	0
Net income (loss)	36,988															(13,654)	4,654
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	913															(420)	2,403
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 37,901															$ (14,074)	$ 7,057

[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.

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