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Equity Method Investment (Details)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2009
USD ($)
Royality_Installment_Payments
Dec. 25, 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 28, 2014
USD ($)
Sep. 23, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Acquired interest in joint venture, Discovery Family Channel 50.00%       40.00%  
Payment for purchase of interest in joint venture $ 300,000          
Equity Method Investment and Joint Venture Investment Restructuring Net Pre-Tax Charges       $ 28,326    
Percentage of fair market value of equity method investment       80.00%    
Present value of total expected future payments at acquisition date based on tax benefits 67,900          
Minimum royalty guarantee $ 125,000          
Number of annual installments for minimum royalty guarantee | Royality_Installment_Payments 5          
Earn-out period for minimum royalty guarantee 10 years          
Amount of annual installment for minimum royalty guarantee $ 25,000         $ 25,000
Royalty Expense [Member]            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Royalty benefit as a result of licensing terms modification       $ 2,328    
Discovery Communications, Inc. [Member]            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Joint Venture - Ownership Interest         60.00%  
Proceeds from partial sale of equity interest in joint venture       64,400    
Equity Method Investment and Joint Venture Investment Option Agreement Charges       25,590    
Payments made to Discovery under tax sharing agreement   $ 6,520 $ 4,971 7,010    
Net (gains) losses related to change in value of joint venture option agreement   410 3,020 (250)    
Discovery Communications, Inc. [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member]            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Option Agreement   28,770 28,360      
Liability associated with investment in joint venture, including imputed interest   $ 52,473 54,521      
Discovery Communications, Inc. [Member] | Other Expense [Member]            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Reduction of payments due to discovery under tax sharing agreement       12,834    
Discovery Family Channel [Member]            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Acquired interest in joint venture, Discovery Family Channel   40.00%        
Prepaid Royalties   $ 66,017 77,482      
Interest in joint venture   242,397 242,932      
Discovery Family Channel [Member] | Other Assets [Member]            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Prepaid Royalties   58,814 63,247      
Discovery Family Channel [Member] | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Prepaid Royalties   7,203 14,235      
Discovery Family Channel [Member] | Other Expense [Member]            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Earnings (loss) of joint venture   $ 23,764 $ 19,045 (9,187)    
Share of losses of joint venture related to restructuring       $ 17,278