Consolidating Guarantor Financial Information - Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jul. 01, 2018	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
REVENUES:
Total revenues	$ 206,783	$ 217,594	$ 215,176	$ 273,312	$ 202,859	$ 220,945	$ 217,358	$ 254,904	$ 912,865	$ 896,066	$ 886,771
Company store operating costs:
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise									131,549	130,969	127,518
Labor expenses									263,898	256,327	248,061
Rent expense									109,043	96,484	95,917
Other store operating expenses									134,740	150,255	149,462
Total Company store operating costs									639,230	634,035	620,958
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense									44,745	48,198	48,379
General and administrative expenses									56,960	54,850	56,482
Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion, Net									97,629	100,720	109,771
Transaction and severance costs									770	527	1,448
Asset Impairments									23,333	6,935	1,843
Total operating costs and expenses									862,667	845,265	838,881
Operating Income (Loss)	(11,064)	3,772	9,258	48,232	745	7,369	7,974	34,713	50,198	50,801	47,890
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates									0	0	0
Interest expense									87,243	76,283	69,115
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt									2,242	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes									(39,287)	(25,482)	(21,225)
Income tax expense (benefit)									(10,364)	(5,021)	(74,291)
Net income (loss)	(26,101)	(15,334)	(8,734)	21,246	(14,232)	(9,487)	(8,965)	12,223	(28,923)	(20,461)	53,066
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments									(297)	547	1,010
Comprehensive income (loss)									(29,220)	(19,914)	54,076
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									779,198	774,087	761,682
Company store operating costs:
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise									112,947	112,893	109,124
Labor expenses									239,810	231,727	224,176
Rent expense									99,314	86,882	87,342
Other store operating expenses									159,213	170,239	168,991
Total Company store operating costs									611,284	601,741	589,633
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense									36,923	36,833	35,514
General and administrative expenses									18,701	17,956	20,208
Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion, Net									86,243	88,174	97,789
Transaction and severance costs									770	277	974
Asset Impairments									3,134	2,591	1,824
Total operating costs and expenses									757,055	747,572	745,942
Operating Income (Loss)									22,143	26,515	15,740
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates									20,409	13,940	25,405
Interest expense									81,969	72,394	64,117
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt									2,242
Income (loss) before income taxes									(41,659)	(31,939)	(22,972)
Income tax expense (benefit)									(12,736)	(11,478)	(76,038)
Net income (loss)									(28,923)	(20,461)	53,066
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments									(297)	547	1,010
Comprehensive income (loss)									(29,220)	(19,914)	54,076
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									159,565	143,791	147,930
Company store operating costs:
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise									15,910	15,505	15,728
Labor expenses									19,267	19,657	18,791
Rent expense									7,412	7,544	6,375
Other store operating expenses									15,899	16,287	15,122
Total Company store operating costs									58,488	58,993	56,016
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense									5,386	6,051	5,437
General and administrative expenses									38,610	35,184	35,950
Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion, Net									9,820	10,606	9,900
Transaction and severance costs									0	250	474
Asset Impairments									20,199	4,341	14
Total operating costs and expenses									132,503	115,425	107,791
Operating Income (Loss)									27,062	28,366	40,139
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates									0	0	0
Interest expense									4,557	3,241	4,261
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt									0
Income (loss) before income taxes									22,505	25,125	35,878
Income tax expense (benefit)									2,480	7,295	2,407
Net income (loss)									20,025	17,830	33,471
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments									0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)									20,025	17,830	33,471
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									54,733	54,077	50,952
Company store operating costs:
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise									2,692	2,571	2,666
Labor expenses									4,821	4,943	5,094
Rent expense									2,317	2,058	2,200
Other store operating expenses									3,322	3,602	4,802
Total Company store operating costs									13,152	13,174	14,762
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense									39,373	41,330	41,768
General and administrative expenses									(351)	1,710	324
Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion, Net									1,566	1,940	2,082
Transaction and severance costs									0	0	0
Asset Impairments									0	3	5
Total operating costs and expenses									53,740	58,157	58,941
Operating Income (Loss)									993	(4,080)	(7,989)
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates									0	0	0
Interest expense									717	648	737
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt									0
Income (loss) before income taxes									276	(4,728)	(8,726)
Income tax expense (benefit)									(108)	(838)	(660)
Net income (loss)									384	(3,890)	(8,066)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments									(297)	547	1,010
Comprehensive income (loss)									87	(3,343)	(7,056)
Eliminations [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									(80,631)	(75,889)	(73,793)
Company store operating costs:
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise									0	0	0
Labor expenses									0	0	0
Rent expense										0	0
Other store operating expenses									(43,694)	(39,873)	(39,453)
Total Company store operating costs									(43,694)	(39,873)	(39,453)
Other costs and expenses:
Advertising expense									(36,937)	(36,016)	(34,340)
General and administrative expenses									0	0	0
Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion, Net									0	0	0
Transaction and severance costs									0	0	0
Asset Impairments									0	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses									(80,631)	(75,889)	(73,793)
Operating Income (Loss)									0	0	0
Equity in earnings (loss) in affiliates									(20,409)	(13,940)	(25,405)
Interest expense									0	0	0
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt									0
Income (loss) before income taxes									(20,409)	(13,940)	(25,405)
Income tax expense (benefit)									0	0	0
Net income (loss)									(20,409)	(13,940)	(25,405)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments									297	(547)	(1,010)
Comprehensive income (loss)									(20,112)	(14,487)	(26,415)
Food and beverage sales
REVENUES:
Total revenues	88,781	92,645	91,650	117,815	88,000	94,023	96,258	118,377	390,891	396,658	410,609
Company store operating costs:
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise									90,582	94,319	97,570
Food and beverage sales | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									331,077	338,837	351,374
Company store operating costs:
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise									74,567	78,458	81,420
Food and beverage sales | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									54,702	52,353	52,962
Company store operating costs:
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise									14,286	13,925	14,137
Food and beverage sales | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									5,112	5,468	6,273
Company store operating costs:
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise									1,729	1,936	2,013
Food and beverage sales | Eliminations [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									0	0	0
Company store operating costs:
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise									0	0	0
Entertainment and merchandise sales
REVENUES:
Total revenues	112,426	119,688	117,413	149,677					499,204	478,676	458,279
Company store operating costs:
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise									40,967	36,650	29,948
Entertainment and merchandise sales | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									444,780	432,266	406,930
Company store operating costs:
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise									38,380	34,435	27,704
Entertainment and merchandise sales | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									44,361	36,086	41,036
Company store operating costs:
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise									1,624	1,580	1,591
Entertainment and merchandise sales | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									10,063	10,324	10,313
Company store operating costs:
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise									963	635	653
Entertainment and merchandise sales | Eliminations [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									0	0	0
Company store operating costs:
Total cost of food, beverage, entertainment and merchandise									0	0	0
Company venue sales
REVENUES:
Total revenues	201,207	212,333	209,063	267,492	198,044	215,634	212,162	249,494	890,095	875,334	868,888
Company venue sales | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									775,857	771,103	758,304
Company venue sales | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									99,063	88,439	93,998
Company venue sales | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									15,175	15,792	16,586
Company venue sales | Eliminations [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									0	0	0
Franchise fees and royalties
REVENUES:
Total revenues	$ 5,576	$ 5,261	$ 6,113	$ 5,820	$ 4,815	$ 5,311	$ 5,196	$ 5,410	22,770	20,732	17,883
Franchise fees and royalties | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									2,191	1,797	1,694
Franchise fees and royalties | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									17,984	16,693	16,189
Franchise fees and royalties | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									2,595	2,242	0
Franchise fees and royalties | Eliminations [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									0	0
International Association assessments and other fees
REVENUES:
Total revenues									0	0	0
International Association assessments and other fees | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									1,150	1,187	1,684
International Association assessments and other fees | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									42,518	38,659	37,743
International Association assessments and other fees | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									36,963	36,043	34,366
International Association assessments and other fees | Eliminations [Member]
REVENUES:
Total revenues									$ (80,631)	$ (75,889)	$ (73,793)