v3.6.0.2
Commitments and Contingencies (Details)
$ in Thousands |
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1 Months Ended |
12 Months Ended |
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USD ($)
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USD ($)
shares
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USD ($)
shares
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USD ($)
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USD ($)
multiplier
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USD ($)
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USD ($)
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USD ($)
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USD ($)
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| Details of commitments and contingencies |
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| Acquisition of capital stock of the former Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, paid in cash |
$ 976,000
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| Percentage of capital expenditures to Partnership Parks' revenues |
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6.00%
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| Weighted average period of the park's EBITDA for calculation of value of purchase price (in years) |
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4 years
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| Redemption value of partnership units |
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$ 461,800
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| Capital expenditures incurred on parks |
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27,800
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| Cash generated from operating activities by partnerships, after deduction of capital expenditures and excluding the impact of short-term intercompany advances |
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79,500
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| Total loans receivable from the partnerships that own partnership parks |
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239,300
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$ 239,300
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| Operating Leases |
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| Rental expense under the rent agreements |
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5,100
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5,100
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$ 6,300
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| Total rental expense from continuing operations |
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12,900
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$ 11,900
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$ 12,800
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| Future minimum obligations under non-cancellable operating leases |
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| 2017 |
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7,267
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| 2018 |
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7,045
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| 2019 |
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7,860
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| 2020 |
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7,471
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| 2021 |
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6,385
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| 2022 and thereafter |
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125,651
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| Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due |
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$ 161,679
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| Scenario, Forecast |
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| Details of commitments and contingencies |
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| Annual distributions by general partners to limited partners in partnership parks |
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$ 69,700
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| Share of Partnership Parks' annual distributions paid to Six Flags Entertainment Corporation |
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30,400
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| Estimated capital expenditures on partnership parks in the next fiscal year |
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$ 17,000
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| Amended and Restated Term Loan B |
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| Details of commitments and contingencies |
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| Line of Credit Facility, Additional Contingent Borrowing Capacity |
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$ 350,000
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$ 350,000
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| Six Flags over Georgia [Member] |
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| Details of commitments and contingencies |
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| Specified multiple for purchase price valuation (in multipliers) | multiplier |
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8.0
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| Specified price for purchase of partnership parks |
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$ 374,600
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| Limited partner interests owned (as a percent) |
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31.00%
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| Units purchased in partnership parks (in shares) | shares |
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0.0650
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0.5000
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| Units purchased pursuant to annual offer |
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$ 200
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$ 1,600
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| Remaining redeemable units (as a percent) |
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69.00%
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| Six Flags over Texas [Member] |
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| Details of commitments and contingencies |
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| Specified multiple for purchase price valuation (in multipliers) | multiplier |
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8.5
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| Specified price for purchase of partnership parks |
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$ 433,800
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| Limited partner interests owned (as a percent) |
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53.10%
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| Remaining redeemable units (as a percent) |
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46.90%
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187171-122770
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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 04
-Article 3
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