Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 01, 2017	Jul. 02, 2017	Apr. 02, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Oct. 02, 2016	Jul. 03, 2016	Apr. 03, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
REVENUES:
Food and beverage sales	$ 90,524	$ 98,255	$ 97,411	$ 124,419	$ 93,469	$ 101,984	$ 97,404	$ 122,202	$ 410,609	$ 415,059	$ 408,095
Entertainment and merchandise sales	102,005	110,633	109,724	135,917	106,277	121,764	114,657	147,557	458,279	490,255	497,015
Total Company store sales	192,529	208,888	207,135	260,336	199,746	223,748	212,061	269,759	868,888	905,314	905,110
Franchise fees and royalties	4,152	4,459	4,649	4,623	4,898	4,322	4,560	4,559	17,883	18,339	17,479
Total revenues	196,681	213,347	211,784	264,959	204,644	228,070	216,621	274,318	886,771	923,653	922,589
Company store operating costs:
Cost of food and beverage (exclusive of items shown separately below)									97,570	104,315	104,434
Cost of entertainment and merchandise (exclusive of items shown separately below)									29,948	32,014	31,519
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise									127,518	136,329	135,953
Labor expenses									248,061	251,426	250,584
Rent expense									95,917	96,006	96,669
Other store operating expenses									149,462	148,869	143,078
Total Company store operating costs									620,958	632,630	626,284
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense									48,379	46,142	47,146
General and administrative expenses									56,482	61,011	61,945
Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion, Net									109,771	119,569	119,294
Transaction and severance costs									1,448	1,299	11,914
Asset impairments									1,843	1,550	875
Total operating costs and expenses									838,881	862,201	867,458
Operating income (loss)	(5,721)	1,138	7,814	44,659	(1,070)	12,547	3,627	46,348	47,890	61,452	55,131
Interest expense									69,115	67,745	70,582
Income (loss) before income taxes	(23,263)	(16,313)	(9,247)	27,598	(17,396)	(4,690)	(13,494)	29,287	(21,225)	(6,293)	(15,451)
Income tax expense (benefit)									(74,291)	(2,626)	(2,941)
Net income (loss)	$ 52,868	$ (11,092)	$ (5,930)	$ 17,220	$ (10,126)	$ (2,404)	$ (9,052)	$ 17,915	$ 53,066	$ (3,667)	$ (12,510)