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Cedar Fair, L.P
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Cedar Fair, L.P. owns and operates amusement and water parks, and complementary resort facilities in the United States and Canada. Its amusement parks include Cedar Point located on Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo in Sandusky, Ohio; Knott's Berry Farm near Los Angeles, California; Canada's Wo...

Founded: 1983
Full Time Employees: 2,600
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Leisure

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    Unit: USD2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-24 2023-06-25 2023-03-26 2022-12-31 2022-09-25 2022-06-26 2022-03-27 2021-12-31 2021-09-26 2021-06-27 2021-03-28 2020-12-31 2020-09-27 2020-06-28 2020-03-29 2019-12-31 2019-09-29 2019-06-30 2018-12-31 2018-09-23 2018-03-25 2017-12-31 2017-09-24 2016-12-31 2015-12-31 2014-12-31 2013-12-31 2012-12-31 2011-12-31 2009-12-31 2008-12-31 2007-12-31 2006-12-31 
                                       
      net revenues:
                                       
      admissions
    45,441,000 194,727,000 417,923,000 242,549,000 39,529,000 197,357,000 425,616,000 253,494,000 49,436,000 193,950,000 381,777,000 99,072,000  7,124,000 33,411,000 668,000 26,649,000 149,556,000 382,776,000 229,722,000                
      food, merchandise and games
    38,858,000 120,695,000 281,546,000 179,664,000 32,064,000 115,795,000 272,940,000 177,153,000 36,715,000 105,703,000 235,619,000 83,945,000 7,246,000 19,652,000 34,462,000 2,860,000 19,947,000 73,974,000 224,444,000 150,377,000                
      accommodations, extra-charge products and other
    17,316,000 55,701,000 142,540,000 78,769,000 12,961,000 52,842,000 144,507,000 78,844,000 12,684,000 51,283,000 136,008,000 41,120,000 2,496,000 7,101,000 19,584,000 3,058,000 7,039,000 33,716,000 107,292,000 56,091,000                
      net revenues: - sum
    101,615,000 371,123,000 842,009,000 500,982,000 84,554,000 365,994,000 843,063,000 509,491,000 98,835,000 350,936,000 753,404,000 224,137,000 9,742,000 33,877,000 87,457,000 6,586,000 53,635,000                   
      yoy
    20.18% 1.40% -0.13% -1.67% -14.45% 4.29% 11.90% 127.31% 914.52% 935.91% 761.46% 3303.23% -81.84%                       
      qoq
    -72.62% -55.92% 68.07% 492.50% -76.90% -56.59% 65.47% 415.50% -71.84% -53.42% 236.14% 2200.73% -71.24% -61.26% 1227.92% -87.72%                    
      costs and expenses:
                                       
      cost of food, merchandise, and games revenues
    11,611,000 32,271,250 70,072,000 48,632,000 10,381,000 33,264,500 73,072,000 49,162,000 10,824,000 21,359,500 59,502,000 23,630,000 2,306,000 5,007,000 11,638,000 2,005,000 6,385,000 26,483,000 58,475,000 39,808,000                
      operating expenses
    141,938,000 188,931,000 301,473,000 236,410,000 133,340,000 188,592,000 323,441,000 232,421,000 119,850,000 202,717,000 273,426,000 155,945,000 66,154,000 73,613,000 100,818,000 66,983,000 106,368,000 138,599,000 227,625,000 177,771,000                
      selling, general and administrative
    61,424,000 87,060,000 95,885,000 67,048,000 46,465,000 66,045,000 88,160,000 65,601,000 40,786,000 51,479,000 90,863,000 47,066,000 30,350,000 31,437,000 28,145,000 23,727,000 24,809,000 47,725,000 83,080,000 59,781,000                
      depreciation and amortization
    10,312,000 30,284,000 65,936,000 48,094,000 13,681,000 26,833,000 67,805,000 49,037,000 9,599,000 35,897,000 77,461,000 33,992,000 1,453,000 30,102,000 67,436,000 54,923,000 5,088,000 32,628,000 68,335,000 55,904,000                
      loss on impairment / retirement of fixed assets
    2,614,000 5,288,000 2,018,000 7,125,000 3,636,000 3,896,000 3,632,000 1,199,000 1,548,000 4,613,000 2,397,000 1,937,000 1,539,000 -395,000 727,000 1,036,000 6,767,000 1,150,000 1,675,000 682,000                
      costs and expenses: - sum
    227,899,000 342,308,000 535,384,000 407,309,000 207,503,000 316,555,000 400,859,000 397,420,000 182,607,000 321,865,000 503,649,000 262,570,000 101,800,000 142,720,000 224,571,000 148,674,000 237,598,000                   
      gross profit
    -126,284,000 28,815,000 306,625,000 93,673,000 -122,949,000 49,439,000 442,204,000 112,071,000 -83,772,000 29,071,000 249,755,000 -38,433,000 -92,058,000 -108,843,000 -137,114,000 -142,088,000 -183,963,000                   
      yoy
    2.71% -41.72% -30.66% -16.42% 46.77% 70.06% 77.06% -391.60% -9.00% -126.71% -282.15% -72.95% -49.96%                       
      qoq
    -538.26% -90.60% 227.34% -176.19% -348.69% -88.82% 294.57% -233.78% -388.16% -88.36% -749.85% -58.25% -15.42% -20.62% -3.50% -22.76%                    
      gross margin %
    -124.28% 7.76% 36.42% 18.70% -145.41% 13.51% 52.45% 22.00% -84.76% 8.28% 33.15% -17.15% -944.96% -321.29% -156.78% -2157.42% -342.99% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN%           
      operating income
    -126,284,000 28,815,000 306,625,000 93,673,000 -122,949,000 49,439,000 442,204,000 112,071,000 -83,772,000 29,071,000 249,755,000 -38,433,000 -92,058,000 -108,843,000 -137,114,000 -142,088,000 -183,963,000 16,812,000 275,322,000 102,244,000                
      yoy
    2.71% -41.72% -30.66% -16.42% 46.77% 70.06% 77.06% -391.60% -9.00% -126.71% -282.15% -72.95% -49.96% -747.41% -149.80% -238.97%                    
      qoq
    -538.26% -90.60% 227.34% -176.19% -348.69% -88.82% 294.57% -233.78% -388.16% -88.36% -749.85% -58.25% -15.42% -20.62% -3.50% -22.76% -1194.24% -93.89% 169.28%                 
      operating margin %
    -124.28% 7.76% 36.42% 18.70% -145.41% 13.51% 52.45% 22.00% -84.76% 8.28% 33.15% -17.15% -944.96% -321.29% -156.78% -2157.42% -342.99% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN%           
      interest expense
    34,696,000 36,150,000 36,125,000 37,366,000 32,129,000 36,554,000 37,049,000 40,214,000 38,123,000 47,661,000 46,270,000 46,005,000 44,096,000 46,328,000 40,376,000 36,746,000 27,219,000 28,550,000 27,967,000 22,927,000                
      loss on foreign currency
    5,240,000 -3,912,000 5,071,000 -10,683,000 3,999,000 -452,000 14,376,000 9,845,000 15,000 7,918,000 15,163,000 -11,099,000 -5,805,000 -24,167,000 -9,567,000 -12,651,000 34,202,000 -8,574,000 5,608,000 -9,472,000                
      other income
    -337,000 -1,267,000 -738,000 -237,000 -441,000 -1,633,000 -1,532,000 -394,000 -49,000 48,000 -243,000 -27,000 -78,000 -110,000 -28,000   -696,000 -933,000                 
      loss before taxes
    -165,883,000    -158,636,000    -107,659,000   -69,478,000 -126,713,000    -264,984,000                   
      benefit for taxes
    -32,416,000    -24,090,000    -19,150,000   -10,608,000 -16,297,000    -49,007,000                   
      net income
    -133,467,000 -9,953,000 215,494,000 53,564,000 -134,546,000 12,355,000 333,050,000 50,772,000 -88,509,000 -27,219,000 147,987,000 -58,870,000 -110,416,000 -105,453,000 -136,261,000 -132,552,000 -215,977,000 2,785,000 189,955,000 63,298,000                
      yoy
    -0.80% -180.56% -35.30% 5.50% 52.01% -145.39% 125.05% -186.24% -19.84% -74.19% -208.61% -55.59% -48.88% -3886.46% -171.73% -309.41%                    
      qoq
    1240.97% -104.62% 302.31% -139.81% -1189.00% -96.29% 555.97% -157.36% 225.17% -118.39% -351.38% -46.68% 4.71% -22.61% 2.80% -38.63% -7855.01% -98.53% 200.10%                 
      net income margin %
    -131.35% -2.68% 25.59% 10.69% -159.12% 3.38% 39.50% 9.97% -89.55% -7.76% 19.64% -26.27% -1133.40% -311.28% -155.80% -2012.63% -402.68% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN%           
      net loss allocated to general partner
    -1,000    -1,000    -1,000   -1,000 -1,000    -2,000                   
      net loss allocated to limited partners
    -133,466,000    -134,545,000    -88,508,000   -58,869,000 -110,415,000    -215,975,000                   
      other comprehensive income,
    312,000 -147,000 584,000 -2,295,000 1,123,000 -844,000 1,838,000 2,819,000 2,853,000 7,209,000 7,912,000 -5,686,000 -3,091,000 -11,709,000 -4,820,000 -6,523,000 15,905,000 -6,408,000 2,554,000 -4,632,000                
      foreign currency translation
    312,000 -320,000 584,000 -2,295,000 1,123,000                               
      total comprehensive loss
    -133,155,000    -133,423,000    -85,656,000   -64,556,000 -113,507,000    -200,072,000                   
      basic loss per limited partner unit:
                                       
      weighted-average limited partner units outstanding
    50,667,000 50,938,000 50,668,000 50,916,000 51,645,000 55,825,000 56,384,000 56,760,000 56,678,000 56,610,000 56,628,000 56,622,000 56,552,000 56,476,000 56,497,000 56,494,000 56,414,000 56,349,000 56,519,000 56,474,000 56,212,000   56,061,000            
      net loss per limited partner unit
    -2,630    -2,610    -1,560   -1,040 -1,950    -3,830                   
      diluted loss per limited partner unit:
                                       
      gain on sale of land
                                       
      net effect of swaps
          -3,700,000 -7,739,000 -14,202,000 -8,418,000 -3,186,000 -3,834,000 -3,562,000 -3,931,000 -1,558,000 1,559,000 19,779,000 -4,536,000 3,910,000 10,779,000                
      loss on early debt extinguishment
          1,810,000   5,905,000   4,000 249,000 317,000 1,696,000                    
      income before taxes
     -2,156,000 266,167,000 67,227,000  14,970,000 394,201,000 70,145,000  -24,043,000 191,751,000   -127,212,000 -166,654,000 -169,308,000  2,068,000 238,770,000 77,974,000                
      provision for taxes
     7,797,000 50,673,000 13,663,000  2,615,000 61,151,000 19,373,000  3,176,000 43,764,000   -21,759,000 -30,393,000 -36,756,000  -717,000 48,815,000 14,676,000                
      net income allocated to general partner
      2,000    3,000 1,000   2,000   -1,000 -1,000 -2,000   2,000 1,000                
      net income allocated to limited partners
     -9,953,000 215,492,000 53,564,000  12,355,000 333,047,000 50,771,000  -27,219,000 147,985,000   -105,452,000 -136,260,000 -132,550,000  2,785,000 189,953,000 63,297,000                
      total comprehensive income
     -10,273,000 216,078,000 51,269,000  11,511,000 334,888,000 53,591,000  -20,010,000 155,899,000   -117,162,000 -141,081,000 -139,075,000  -3,623,000 192,509,000 58,666,000                
      basic income per limited partner unit:
                                       
      net income per limited partner unit
     -180 4,250 1,050  290 5,910 890  -480 2,610   -1,870 -2,410 -2,350  50 3,360 1,120                
      diluted income per limited partner unit:
                                       
      gain on sale of assets
         -38,812,750 -155,251,000                             
      foreign currency translation adjustment
         1,877,500 1,838,000 2,819,000 2,853,000 -216,250 7,912,000 -5,686,000 -3,091,000 1,140,500 -4,820,000 -6,523,000 15,905,000 -1,282,000 2,554,000 -4,632,000                
      gain on sale of investment
             -500   -2,000  -11,000                     
      loss on impairment of goodwill and other intangibles
                  15,818,000  88,181,000                   
      other expense
                   -130,000 -179,000   36,000                
      cash flow hedging derivative activity
                                       
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        assets
                              
        current assets:
                              
        cash and cash equivalents
      35,128,000 65,488,000 134,394,000 49,179,000 33,562,000 101,189,000 288,380,000 124,929,000 49,963,000 61,119,000 562,661,000 292,596,000 271,730,000 376,736,000 225,470,000 301,135,000 26,295,000 182,252,000 258,116,000 324,742,000 105,349,000    
        receivables
      61,530,000 79,513,000 88,256,000 99,985,000 54,386,000 70,926,000 77,851,000 101,449,000 61,454,000 62,109,000 61,749,000 52,259,000 33,402,000 34,445,000 40,305,000 41,822,000 25,652,000 63,106,000 68,754,000 89,546,000 51,518,000    
        inventories
      55,875,000 44,097,000 54,932,000 65,852,000 56,790,000 45,297,000 49,669,000 56,608,000 39,269,000 32,113,000 36,861,000 46,983,000 48,004,000 47,479,000 50,733,000 45,580,000 7,394,000 32,902,000 37,734,000 46,860,000 30,753,000    
        prepaid insurance
      10,496,000 4,925,000 2,272,000 6,866,000 9,927,000 12,570,000                   
        other current assets
      27,158,000 14,817,000 25,454,000 26,644,000 28,107,000 13,777,000 23,048,000 40,268,000 36,666,000 24,249,000 23,922,000 40,298,000 25,847,000 26,747,000 24,002,000 24,602,000 16,183,000 15,921,000 20,196,000 17,715,000 12,589,000    
        current assets: - sum
      190,187,000 208,840,000 305,308,000 262,579,000 184,163,000 243,759,000 438,948,000 476,375,000 264,564,000 263,641,000 748,371,000 523,744,000 479,405,000 554,511,000 340,510,000 415,286,000 92,959,000 294,181,000       
        property and equipment:
                              
        land
      287,102,000 288,761,000 287,353,000 289,736,000 286,895,000 287,968,000 287,839,000 291,166,000 444,207,000 443,190,000 443,001,000 445,274,000 443,579,000 442,708,000 438,893,000 437,491,000 435,677,000 441,038,000 439,309,000 422,764,000 268,411,000    
        land improvements
      522,517,000 523,336,000 518,365,000 515,695,000 491,777,000 492,324,000 488,533,000 490,191,000 487,653,000 486,014,000 485,435,000 485,242,000 467,390,000 467,176,000 463,838,000 458,933,000 457,922,000 460,534,000 451,269,000 443,282,000 434,501,000    
        buildings
      987,558,000 991,424,000 985,545,000 979,495,000 930,054,000 930,850,000 933,053,000 913,699,000 855,436,000 855,297,000 857,610,000 857,452,000 845,838,000 849,404,000 832,067,000 832,356,000 811,048,000 816,780,000 801,175,000 768,050,000 732,666,000    
        rides and equipment
      2,119,743,000 2,125,726,000 2,111,057,000 2,105,773,000 2,033,143,000 2,030,640,000 2,022,168,000 2,025,153,000 1,994,480,000 1,986,235,000 1,994,977,000 2,001,500,000 1,963,551,000 1,962,324,000 1,954,787,000 1,934,048,000 1,893,596,000 1,907,544,000 1,900,910,000 1,874,085,000 1,813,489,000    
        construction in progress
      132,283,000 74,948,000 53,759,000 45,797,000 119,971,000 75,377,000 45,938,000 44,637,000 90,555,000 57,666,000 44,415,000 41,078,000 83,658,000 75,507,000 83,472,000 93,412,000 114,740,000 70,731,000 69,050,000 59,257,000 77,716,000    
        property and equipment: - sum
      4,049,203,000 4,004,195,000 3,956,079,000 3,936,496,000 3,861,840,000 3,817,159,000 3,777,531,000 3,764,846,000 3,872,331,000 3,828,402,000 3,825,438,000 3,830,546,000 3,804,016,000 3,797,119,000 3,773,057,000 3,756,240,000 3,712,983,000 3,696,627,000       
        less accumulated depreciation
      -2,365,627,000 -2,368,862,000 -2,342,275,000 -2,287,750,000 -2,240,995,000 -2,234,800,000 -2,215,840,000 -2,164,908,000 -2,126,499,000 -2,117,659,000 -2,095,666,000 -2,028,345,000 -1,993,568,000 -1,995,138,000 -1,959,443,000 -1,893,656,000 -1,836,870,000 -1,855,019,000 -1,829,382,000 -1,767,972,000 -1,727,345,000    
        goodwill
      263,182,000 264,625,000 263,557,000 264,744,000 262,273,000 263,206,000 263,094,000 265,988,000 268,117,000 267,232,000 267,216,000 269,193,000 267,718,000 266,961,000 263,860,000 276,238,000 274,659,000 359,654,000 358,451,000 181,199,000 178,719,000    
        other intangibles
      48,796,000 49,062,000 48,883,000 49,206,000 48,707,000 48,950,000 48,979,000 49,702,000 50,185,000 49,994,000 50,127,000 50,751,000 50,513,000 50,288,000 49,717,000 51,836,000 51,658,000 59,899,000 59,693,000 36,696,000 36,376,000    
        right-of-use asset
      77,267,000 81,173,000 84,799,000 87,708,000 89,681,000 92,966,000 96,809,000 17,818,000 16,176,000 16,294,000 14,061,000 13,520,000 13,741,000 13,527,000 13,021,000 13,322,000 13,688,000 14,324,000 11,067,000 4,354,000     
        other assets
      1,257,000 1,500,000 2,252,000 3,435,000 4,072,000 4,657,000 4,935,000 7,176,000 5,426,000 5,116,000 4,940,000 4,824,000 5,836,000 6,144,000 20,796,000 38,268,000 80,406,000 11,479,000 11,669,000 11,509,000 9,441,000    
        liabilities and partners’ deficit
                              
        current liabilities:
                              
        accounts payable
      52,847,000 37,595,000 56,145,000 79,339,000 66,196,000 54,983,000 63,272,000 80,948,000 57,838,000 53,912,000 49,085,000 51,452,000 22,613,000 14,272,000 16,305,000 24,848,000 39,000,000 29,344,000 32,928,000 49,284,000 23,314,000    
        deferred revenue
      225,692,000 183,689,000 186,175,000 273,737,000 198,532,000 162,711,000 170,905,000 297,930,000 224,215,000 187,599,000 186,526,000 275,506,000 189,652,000 183,354,000 156,488,000 103,834,000 30,381,000 151,377,000 130,265,000 217,242,000 107,074,000    
        accrued interest
      51,597,000 32,587,000 49,268,000 30,712,000 49,432,000 32,173,000 49,316,000 31,374,000 51,133,000 32,011,000 58,919,000 34,402,000 58,977,000 33,718,000 50,666,000 30,794,000 28,617,000 21,442,000 30,181,000 8,176,000 7,927,000    
        accrued taxes
      14,720,000 45,296,000 44,867,000 16,581,000 12,405,000 35,329,000 58,710,000 17,734,000 9,084,000 9,075,000 14,706,000 13,002,000 9,878,000 10,775,000 13,307,000 12,677,000 6,656,000 39,237,000 48,265,000 16,276,000 29,591,000    
        accrued salaries, wages and benefits
      13,674,000 37,421,000 38,167,000 24,290,000 23,942,000 53,332,000 56,682,000 30,358,000 24,242,000 53,833,000 63,641,000 28,344,000 17,809,000 24,975,000 20,696,000 15,287,000 16,866,000 29,549,000 39,206,000 21,706,000 18,786,000    
        self-insurance reserves
      27,389,000 30,784,000 29,176,000 27,708,000 27,384,000 27,766,000 27,121,000 24,662,000 24,268,000 24,573,000 24,286,000 22,336,000 22,071,000 22,322,000 22,037,000 23,028,000 25,127,000 24,665,000 23,837,000 21,427,000 24,021,000    
        other accrued liabilities
      38,347,000 35,354,000 42,659,000 43,814,000 33,627,000 30,678,000 35,426,000 26,388,000 16,310,000 20,511,000 19,440,000 17,913,000 12,011,000 10,565,000 17,864,000 21,005,000 23,692,000 21,024,000 17,297,000 18,137,000 18,381,000    
        current liabilities: - sum
      424,266,000 402,726,000 446,457,000 496,181,000 411,518,000 396,972,000 461,432,000 509,394,000 407,090,000 381,514,000 416,603,000 442,955,000 333,011,000 299,981,000 297,363,000 231,473,000 177,839,000 324,138,000       
        deferred tax liability
      56,958,000 63,403,000 66,167,000 66,842,000 62,679,000 69,412,000 55,540,000 62,956,000 53,609,000 66,483,000 47,538,000 38,488,000 49,972,000 39,595,000 2,525,000 29,698,000 59,021,000 82,046,000 82,658,000 88,854,000 81,717,000    
        lease liability
      68,626,000 71,951,000 74,957,000 77,679,000 79,273,000 81,757,000 84,749,000 14,548,000 13,289,000 13,345,000 11,146,000 10,620,000 10,749,000 10,483,000 9,873,000 10,072,000 10,310,000 10,600,000 7,440,000 2,365,000     
        other liabilities
      9,393,000 9,964,000 23,830,000 10,788,000 11,236,000 11,203,000 18,032,000 9,847,000 10,933,000 11,144,000 5,261,000 5,264,000 5,657,000 16,460,000 6,260,000 2,722,000 806,000 10,336,000 18,966,000 10,302,000 11,058,000    
        long-term debt:
                              
        revolving credit loans
      158,000,000   157,000,000 170,000,000   90,000,000 125,000,000        70,000,000        
        notes
      2,277,941,000 2,275,451,000 2,272,961,000 2,270,586,000 2,268,275,000 2,268,155,000 2,265,490,000 2,265,114,000 2,262,830,000 2,260,545,000 2,706,484,000 2,704,002,000 2,701,615,000 2,699,219,000 2,405,576,000 2,404,638,000 1,432,601,000 1,431,733,000 1,431,612,000 1,431,047,000 938,061,000    
        long-term debt: - sum
      2,435,941,000 2,275,451,000 2,272,961,000 2,427,586,000 2,438,275,000 2,268,155,000 2,265,490,000 2,546,034,000 2,647,076,000 2,518,936,000 2,964,043,000 2,960,715,000 2,957,481,000 2,954,244,000 2,661,934,000 2,660,535,000 2,217,286,000 2,145,883,000       
        commitments and contingencies
                              
        partners’ deficit
                              
        special l.p. interests
      5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000 5,290,000    
        general partner
      -7,000 -6,000 -6,000 -8,000 -8,000 -4,000 -4,000 -7,000 -8,000 -7,000 -7,000 -9,000 -8,000 -7,000 -6,000 -5,000 -3,000 -1,000 -1,000 -2,000 -1,000    
        limited partners, 51,252, 51,013 and 51,502 units outstanding as of march 31, 2024, december 31, 2023 and march 26, 2023, respectively
      -751,215,000                        
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      15,013,000 14,701,000 15,021,000 14,437,000 16,732,000 15,609,000 16,453,000 14,615,000 11,796,000 8,943,000 1,734,000 -6,178,000 -492,000 2,599,000 14,308,000 19,128,000 25,651,000 9,746,000 16,154,000 13,600,000 21,282,000    
        partners’ deficit - sum
      -730,919,000  -565,769,000 -762,658,000 -793,240,000  -470,787,000 -725,782,000 -787,581,000  -682,645,000 -841,560,000 -780,610,000            
        liabilities and partners’ equity
                              
        partners’ deficit:
                              
        limited partners, 51,013 and 52,563 units outstanding as of december 31, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
       -602,947,000                       
        partners’ deficit: - sum
       -582,962,000    -591,602,000    -698,488,000    -666,437,000  -411,862,000         
        limited partners, 51,017, 52,563 and 55,571 units outstanding as of september 24, 2023, december 31, 2022 and september 25, 2022, respectively
        -586,074,000                      
        prepaid advertising
         14,053,000         6,926,000   2,147,000 17,435,000   20,719,000     
        land held for sale
             150,595,000                 
        term debt
             190,920,000 259,246,000 258,391,000 257,559,000 256,713,000 255,866,000 255,025,000 256,358,000 255,897,000 714,685,000 714,150,000 717,364,000 716,828,000 719,507,000    
        limited partners, 51,330, 52,563 and 57,040 units outstanding as of june 25, 2023, december 31, 2022 and june 26, 2022, respectively
         -782,377,000                     
        current income tax receivable
          1,391,000   2,526,000 77,212,000 84,051,000 63,178,000 91,608,000 93,496,000 69,104,000           
        derivative liability
              5,884,000 20,086,000 28,504,000 31,690,000 35,524,000 39,086,000 38,713,000 37,247,000 34,298,000 18,108,000 27,773,000 23,862,000 6,705,000    
        limited partners, 51,502, 52,563 and 57,042 units outstanding as of march 26, 2023, december 31, 2022 and march 27, 2022, respectively
          -815,254,000                    
        limited partners, 52,563 and 56,854 units outstanding as of december 31, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
           -612,497,000                   
        limited partners, 55,571, 56,854 and 56,842 units outstanding as of september 25, 2022, december 31, 2021 and september 26, 2021, respectively
            -492,526,000                  
        limited partners, 57,040, 56,854 and 56,829 units outstanding as of june 26, 2022, december 31, 2021 and june 27, 2021, respectively
             -745,680,000                 
        limited partners, 57,042, 56,854 and 56,828 units outstanding as of march 27, 2022, december 31, 2021 and march 28, 2021, respectively
              -804,659,000                
        limited partners, 56,854 and 56,706 units outstanding as of december 31, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
               -712,714,000               
        non-current deferred revenue
                24,037,000 16,061,000 15,877,000  36,180,000 97,649,000 164,137,000        
        limited partners, 56,842, 56,706 and 56,706 units outstanding as of september 26, 2021, december 31, 2020 and september 27, 2020, respectively
                -689,662,000              
        limited partners, 56,829, 56,706 and 56,707 units outstanding as of june 27, 2021, december 31, 2020 and june 28, 2020, respectively
                 -840,663,000             
        current maturities of long-term debt
                      7,500,000 7,500,000 7,500,000 7,500,000 5,625,000    
        limited partners, 56,828, 56,706 and 56,703 units outstanding as of march 28, 2021, december 31, 2020 and march 29, 2020, respectively
                  -785,400,000            
        limited partners, 56,706 and 56,666 units outstanding as of december 31, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                   -674,319,000           
        partners’ (deficit) equity:
                              
        limited partners, 56,706, 56,666 and 56,596 units outstanding as of september 27, 2020, december 31, 2019 and september 29, 2019, respectively
                    -570,922,000          
        partners’ (deficit) equity: - sum
                    -551,330,000   -9,966,000       
        limited partners, 56,707, 56,666 and 56,597 units outstanding as of june 28, 2020, december 31, 2019 and june 30, 2019, respectively
                     -436,275,000         
        partners’ equity:
                              
        limited partners, 56,703, 56,666 and 56,587 units outstanding as of march 29, 2020, december 31, 2019 and march 31, 2019, respectively
                      -305,152,000        
        partners’ equity: - sum
                      -274,214,000        
        limited partners, 56,666 and 56,564 units outstanding as of december 31, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                       -25,001,000       
        limited partners, 56,596, 56,564 and 56,441 units outstanding as of september 29, 2019, december 31, 2018 and september 23, 2018, respectively
                        21,276,000      
        limited partners, 56,597, 56,564 and 56,441 units outstanding as of june 30, 2019, december 31, 2018 and june 24, 2018, respectively
                         -119,088,000     
        limited partners, 56,564 and 56,359 units outstanding at december 31, 2018 and december 31, 2017, respectively
                          5,845,000    
        net revenues:
                              
        admissions
                           734,060,000 612,069,000 532,814,000 
        food, merchandise and games
                           422,469,000 342,214,000  
        accommodations, extra-charge products and other
                           165,438,000   
        costs and expenses:
                              
        cost of food, merchandise and games revenues
                           110,811,000 95,048,000 84,940,000 
        operating expenses
                           558,102,000 451,403,000 402,728,000 
        selling, general and administrative
                           193,770,000 138,311,000 128,473,000 
        depreciation and amortization
                           153,222,000 127,339,000 132,745,000 
        loss on impairment / retirement of fixed assets
                           12,728,000 30,336,000 244,000 
        gain on sale of investment
                           -1,877,000   
        operating income
                           295,211,000 232,642,000 185,543,000 
        interest expense
                           85,603,000 110,619,000 124,706,000 
        net effect of swaps
                           -45,000 -1,492,000  
        loss on early debt extinguishment
                           23,121,000   
        (gain) loss on foreign currency
                           -29,086,000   
        other income
                           -970,000 -68,000 1,260,000 
        income before taxes
                           216,588,000 132,581,000 50,407,000 
        benefit from taxes
                           1,112,000 31,365,000  
        net income
                           215,476,000 101,216,000 35,429,000 
        net income allocated to general partner
                           2,000 1,000  
        net income allocated to limited partners
                           215,474,000 101,215,000 35,429,000 
        other comprehensive income,
                           -6,874,000 508,000  
        foreign currency translation adjustment
                           -14,849,000   
        unrealized gain on cash flow hedging derivatives
                           7,975,000   
        total comprehensive income
                           208,602,000 101,724,000  
        basic earnings per limited partner unit:
                              
        weighted-average limited partner units outstanding
                           56,061,000 55,518,000  
        net income per limited partner unit
                           3,840 1,820  
        diluted earnings per limited partner unit:
                              
        accommodations and other
                            114,171,000 66,875,000 
        loss on impairment of goodwill and other intangibles
                             4,500,000 
        gain on sale of other assets
                            -6,625,000 -23,098,000 
        unrealized/realized foreign currency (gain) loss
                            -8,998,000  
        cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment
                            369,000  
        unrealized income on cash flow hedging derivatives
                            139,000  
        food, merchandise, and games
                             316,386,000 
        net change in fair value of swaps
                             9,170,000 
        benefit for taxes
                             14,978,000 
        earnings per limited partner unit:
                              
        weighted-average limited partner units outstanding — basic
                             55,186,000 
        net income per limited partner unit — basic
                             640 
        weighted-average limited partner units outstanding — diluted
                             55,906,000 
        net income per limited partner unit — diluted
                             630 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-24 2023-06-25 2023-03-26 2022-12-31 2022-09-25 2022-06-26 2022-03-27 2021-12-31 2021-09-26 2021-06-27 2021-03-28 2020-12-31 2020-09-27 2020-06-28 2020-03-29 2019-12-31 2019-09-29 
                           
          cash flows for operating activities
                           
          net loss
        -133,467,000   53,564,000 -134,546,000   50,772,000 -88,509,000  147,987,000 -58,870,000 -110,416,000   -132,552,000 -215,977,000   
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash for operating activities:
                           
          depreciation and amortization
        10,312,000 30,284,000 65,936,000 48,094,000 13,681,000 26,833,000 67,805,000 49,037,000 9,599,000 35,897,000 77,461,000 33,992,000 1,453,000 30,102,000 67,436,000 54,923,000 5,088,000 32,628,000 68,335,000 
          non-cash foreign currency loss on usd notes
        5,227,000 -4,013,000 4,872,000 -10,578,000 3,756,000               
          non-cash equity based compensation expense
        5,284,000  8,221,000 2,567,000 5,053,000  3,204,000 8,225,000 3,658,000  2,903,000 3,638,000 5,369,000  1,683,000 1,302,000 -4,827,000   
          non-cash deferred income tax benefit
        -5,559,000  -50,000 2,852,000 -6,047,000       -12,391,000 9,896,000    -27,727,000   
          other non-cash expenses
        3,106,000 6,386,000 4,701,000 7,454,000 4,287,000 -20,611,000 19,983,000 13,743,000 3,802,000 7,132,000 6,543,000 3,837,000 3,493,000 17,988,000 3,027,000 3,386,000 5,995,000 -10,154,000 3,676,000 
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                           
          decrease in receivables
        17,866,000 8,841,000 11,586,000 -45,338,000 16,465,000 7,020,000 23,305,000 -40,135,000 693,000 -359,000 -9,569,000 -18,800,000 1,077,000 6,017,000 10,251,000 -772,000 13,233,000   
          decrease in inventories
        -11,874,000 10,896,000 10,840,000 -8,905,000 -11,550,000 4,366,000 6,807,000 -17,466,000 -7,107,000 4,750,000 9,957,000 1,141,000 -464,000 3,451,000 4,070,000 -7,922,000 -14,098,000   
          decrease in other assets
        -16,949,000 8,809,000 20,462,000 -5,992,000 -10,421,000 -2,089,000 23,929,000 -3,625,000 -12,620,000 -446,000 16,408,000 -12,584,000 -1,450,000 6,678,000 961,000 3,233,000 -23,052,000   
          increase in accounts payable
        9,218,000 -19,638,000 -13,083,000 7,939,000 9,703,000 -11,337,000 -17,106,000 24,872,000 -5,150,000 3,202,000 -2,071,000 24,879,000 8,505,000 -6,418,000 -3,626,000 -8,513,000 8,640,000   
          increase in deferred revenue
        41,982,000 -16,772,000 -74,123,000 73,821,000 35,661,000 -15,235,000 -118,069,000 73,454,000 36,173,000 -13,009,000 -80,526,000 85,635,000 11,522,000 -1,075,000 -9,043,000 6,676,000 34,602,000   
          increase in accrued interest
        19,010,000 -16,681,000 18,556,000 -18,720,000 17,259,000 -17,143,000 17,942,000 -19,758,000 19,121,000 -26,892,000 24,564,000 -24,583,000 25,200,000 -17,145,000 19,926,000 1,874,000 7,580,000   
          increase in accrued taxes
        -30,325,000              585,000 -1,354,000 -25,093,000   
          increase in accrued salaries, wages and benefits
        -23,703,000 -809,000 13,930,000 230,000 -29,344,000 -3,358,000 26,512,000 6,193,000 -29,621,000 -9,809,000 35,325,000         
          increase in other liabilities
        -738,000 -5,907,000 -43,000 10,023,000 3,069,000 -3,715,000 1,990,000 10,083,000 -4,636,000 -3,672,000 3,499,000 12,913,000 -6,353,000 5,531,000 7,829,000 -3,010,000 -12,795,000   
          net cash for operating activities
        -110,610,000    -107,143,000    -95,366,000   37,398,000 -90,379,000    -105,139,000   
          cash flows for investing activities
                           
          capital expenditures
         -50,843,000 -45,085,000               -34,046,000 -33,763,000 
          free cash flows
         -55,186,000 271,798,000               -20,144,000 256,692,000 
          net cash for investing activities
        -57,086,000   -69,797,000 -54,697,000   -61,809,000 -33,981,000 -19,635,000 -14,057,000 -15,725,000 -8,361,000 -2,047,000 -18,137,000 -42,605,000 -58,032,000 -34,046,000 -303,934,000 
          cash flows from financing activities
                           
          net borrowings on revolving credit loans
        158,000,000   -13,000,000 170,000,000   -35,000,000 125,000,000        70,000,000   
          repurchase of limited partnership units
         -2,735,000 -12,038,000 -7,648,000 -54,851,000 -120,713,000              
          distributions paid to partners
        -15,313,000 -14,831,000 -15,305,000 -15,402,000 -15,568,000 -16,325,000        2,000 -53,022,000 -52,966,000 -52,359,000 
          payment of debt issuance costs
         -117,000 -173,000 -2,353,000      -55,000    -1,992,000     
          payments related to tax withholding for equity compensation
        -4,653,000 -67,000 -2,798,000 -6,000 -5,000 -12,000 -5,114,000 -69,000 -76,000 -18,000 -4,489,000 -6,000 -4,618,000 -1,000 -107,000 
          other
        -120,000 1,140,000 -2,000 -253,000 -74,000 -3,000 -7,000 -1,980,000 712,000 192,000 33,000 -1,596,000       
          net cash from financing activities
        137,914,000   -36,225,000 94,177,000          -1,997,000 431,221,000 10,619,000   
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        -578,000 2,706,000 -2,056,000 1,361,000 36,000 -6,000 -4,157,000 -820,000 285,000 7,342,000 952,000 -745,000 -181,000 3,391,000 260,000 746,000 -3,405,000 1,215,000 -527,000 
          cash and cash equivalents
                           
          net decrease for the period
        -30,360,000    -67,627,000    -11,156,000    -105,006,000    -155,957,000   
          balance, beginning of period
        65,488,000  101,189,000  61,119,000  376,736,000  182,252,000  
          balance, end of period
        35,128,000  85,215,000 15,617,000 33,562,000  163,451,000 74,966,000 49,963,000  270,065,000 20,866,000 271,730,000  -75,665,000 274,840,000 26,295,000  -66,626,000 
          supplemental information
                           
          cash payments for interest
        14,476,000   55,191,000 14,154,000               
          interest capitalized
        1,281,000 1,279,000 -330,000 1,600,000 1,747,000 693,000 664,000 860,000 608,000 284,000 307,000 591,000 559,000 692,000 538,000 958,000 465,000 477,000 700,000 
          net cash payments for income taxes
        2,587,000                   
          capital expenditures in accounts payable
        19,511,000 1,893,000 -9,496,000 4,767,000 16,274,000 2,526,000 -2,699,000 -1,705,000 16,420,000 808,000 -1,742,000 4,901,000 3,401,000 2,140,000 -4,701,000 -5,518,000 11,365,000 5,370,000 -1,127,000 
          cash flows from operating activities
                           
          net income
         -9,953,000    12,355,000        -105,453,000    2,785,000  
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                           
          loss on early debt extinguishment
                5,905,000   249,000 317,000     
          non-cash equity-based compensation expense
                           
          non-cash deferred income tax expense
             12,369,000              
          net effect of swaps
             -3,700,000 -7,739,000 -14,202,000 -8,418,000 -3,186,000 -3,834,000 -3,562,000  -1,558,000 1,559,000 19,779,000   
          gain on sale of land before cash closing costs
                           
          change in operating assets and liabilities:
                           
          decrease in tax receivable/payable
         956,000 29,584,000 3,267,000 -24,169,000               
          net cash from operating activities
         -4,343,000 316,883,000               13,902,000 290,455,000 
          cash flows (for) from investing activities
                           
          proceeds from sale of land
                          
          proceeds from sale of other assets
                           
          net cash (for) from investing activities
         -50,843,000                  
          cash flows for financing activities
                           
          term debt payments
             -195,250,000         -3,750,000 
          note payments, including amounts paid for early termination
                           
          net cash for financing activities
         -16,426,000                  
          net increase for the year
                           
          balance, beginning of year
                           
          balance, end of year
                           
          cash payments for income taxes, net of refunds
                     -5,741,000 1,549,000 1,984,000 4,000,000 10,189,000 23,400,000 
          net increase for the period
          85,215,000    163,451,000    270,065,000    -75,665,000    -66,626,000 
          net cash payments for interest
                           
          net cash payments (refunds) for income taxes
          22,545,000 11,412,000 5,351,000               
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                           
          cash flows from (for) operating activities
                           
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from (for) operating activities:
                           
          loss on impairment of goodwill and other intangibles
                     15,818,000 88,181,000   
          net cash from (for) operating activities
                 -28,902,000          
          cash flows from (for) investing activities
                           
          net cash from (for) investing activities
             -45,306,000              
          cash flows (for) from financing activities
                           
          note borrowings
                     300,000,000   
          net cash (for) from financing activities
                 -460,347,000 61,000 -62,000 -6,085,000       
          non-cash foreign currency gain on debt
                           
          non-cash gain on sale of land
                           
          decrease in tax receivable/accrual
              43,380,000             
          proceeds from sale of investment
                        
          net cash payments for interest expense
                           
          net cash (refunds) payments for income taxes
                   320,000 -330,000       
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from (for) operating activities:
                           
          cash flows from (for) financing activities
                           
          net cash from (for) financing activities
               -104,019,000 117,906,000         -56,935,000 -52,620,000 
          cash payments for interest expense
               57,876,000 16,469,000  18,745,000 67,852,000 16,085,000  17,911,000 32,527,000 19,342,000  5,503,000 
          net cash refunds for income taxes
               -68,372,000 -10,559,000           
          non-cash deferred income tax provision
                -13,469,000           
          decrease in tax receivable
                6,902,000 -26,510,000 29,693,000 5,345,000 -25,130,000       
          non-cash foreign currency loss on debt
                 7,916,000 13,847,000 -10,342,000 -5,435,000 -22,991,000 -9,308,000 -12,377,000 35,332,000   
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                          
          payment of debt issuance costs and original issue discount
                         -450,000 -100,000 
          decrease in prepaid advertising
                    -4,084,000       
          cash flows (for) from operating activities
                           
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (for) from operating activities:
                           
          net cash (for) from operating activities
                     -141,085,000 -55,791,000     
          exercise of limited partnership unit options
                          
          tax effect of units involved in treasury unit transactions
                      -1,000 -20,000 -1,741,000 232,000 -54,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (for) from operating activities:
                           
          increase in self-insurance reserves
                           
          term debt borrowings
                           
          non-cash foreign currency (gain) loss on debt
                           
          net change in working capital
                          14,477,000 
          net change in other assets/liabilities
                          8,492,000 
          increase in accrued salaries and wages
                           
          sale of preferred equity investment
                           
          purchase of identifiable intangible assets
                           
          proceeds from sale of assets
                           
          purchase of preferred equity investment
                           
          note payments, including early termination penalties
                           
          loss on impairment / retirement of fixed assets
                           
          gain on sale of other assets
                           
          amortization of debt issuance costs
                           
          unrealized foreign currency loss on notes
                           
          deferred income taxes
                           
          excess tax benefit from unit-based compensation expense
                           
          decrease in current assets
                           
          increase in other current liabilities
                           
          proceeds from the sale of other assets
                           
          net (payments) borrowings on revolving credit loans
                           
          derivative settlement
                           
          term debt payments, including early termination penalties
                           
          other non-cash income
                           
          increase in deferred revenue and other current liabilities
                           
          sale of other assets
                           
          net (payments) borrowings on revolving credit loans - previous credit agreement
                           
          net (payments) borrowings on revolving credit loans - existing credit agreement
                           
          net change in fair value of swaps
                           
          other non-cash expense
                           
          change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
                           
          decrease in accounts payable
                           
          cash flows (for) investing activities
                           
          acquisition of paramount parks, net of cash acquired
                           
          sale of canadian real estate
                           
          net cash (for) investing activities
                           
          cash flows (for) financing activities
                           
          net borrowings (payments) on revolving credit loans
                           
          net cash (for) financing activities
                           
          cash payments for income taxes