$PRKS
United Parks & Resorts Inc. Stock $prks

$prks Overview Financials Valuation SEC Filings Company Website

2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000156459020007020 Filed on February 27, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
Revenue	$298.0M	$473.7M	$406.0M
YoY Change	6.42%	-1.97%	3.59%
Cost Of Revenue	$172.8M	$208.6M	$198.4M
YoY Change	-5.68%	-11.16%	-10.63%
Gross Profit	$125.2M	$265.1M	$207.6M
YoY Change	29.34%	6.77%	22.19%
Gross Profit Margin	42.01%	55.97%	51.13%
Selling, General & Admin	$57.90M	$69.50M	$71.20M
YoY Change	32.8%	34.95%	0.28%
% of Gross Profit	46.25%	26.22%	34.3%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$40.30M	$40.80M	$40.00M
YoY Change	-2.66%	-0.97%	0.0%
% of Gross Profit	32.19%	15.39%	19.27%
Operating Expenses	$98.10M	$110.3M	$111.2M
YoY Change	15.41%	18.99%	0.18%
Operating Profit	-$5.289M	$153.5M	$96.26M
YoY Change	-148.64%	1.18%	74.36%
Interest Expense	-$20.10M	$21.46M	-$21.80M
YoY Change	-3.83%	10.07%	5.83%
% of Operating Profit		13.98%	-22.65%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$200.0K	$86.00K	$100.0K
YoY Change	-300.0%	45.76%
Pretax Income	-$25.60M	$132.2M	$74.50M
YoY Change	40.66%	-0.1%	114.7%
Income Tax	-$1.400M	$34.12M	$21.90M
% Of Pretax Income		25.82%	29.4%
Net Earnings	-$24.18M	$98.03M	$52.65M
YoY Change	118.79%	2.13%	131.97%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-8.11%	20.7%	12.97%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.31	$1.25	$0.65
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.31	$1.24	$0.64
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		78.16M	81.52M
Diluted Shares Outstanding		78.80M	82.17M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$39.90M	$50.90M	$43.60M
YoY Change	17.01%	-59.51%	30.15%
Cash & Equivalents	$39.95M	$50.92M	$43.60M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$8.740M	$14.60M	$18.20M
YoY Change	-3.13%	2.1%	5.2%
Inventory	$33.16M	$34.80M	$43.22M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$49.73M	$50.80M	$63.28M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$169.1M	$151.0M	$168.3M
YoY Change	15.41%	-37.5%	3.2%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.733B	$1.864B	$1.722B
YoY Change	2.45%	10.4%	1.3%
Goodwill	$66.28M		$66.28M
YoY Change	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$13.65M	$31.30M	$14.33M
YoY Change	-7.35%	-26.0%	-76.55%
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.131B	$2.120B	$2.128B
YoY Change	8.24%	7.58%	6.37%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$169.1M	$151.0M	$168.3M
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.131B	$2.120B	$2.128B
Total Assets	$2.301B	$2.271B	$2.296B
YoY Change	8.74%	2.66%	6.13%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$131.5M	$119.3M	$133.0M
YoY Change	9.58%	10.77%	1.45%
Accrued Expenses	$81.84M	$23.91M	$20.81M
YoY Change	254.81%	-54.19%	-56.56%
Deferred Revenue	$104.4M	$114.5M	$163.1M
YoY Change	3.27%	6.03%	3.26%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$65.50M	$65.50M	$160.5M
YoY Change	43.96%	176.37%	577.22%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$402.7M	$343.6M	$496.3M
YoY Change	29.61%	14.95%	34.85%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.483B	$1.486B	$1.489B
YoY Change	-0.8%	-0.22%	-0.34%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$37.24M	$38.17M	$38.76M
YoY Change	8.41%	19.66%	22.1%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.520B	$1.524B	$1.528B
YoY Change	-0.6%	0.2%	4712.9%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$402.7M	$343.6M	$496.3M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.520B	$1.524B	$1.528B
Total Liabilities	$2.090B	$2.039B	$2.165B
YoY Change	12.93%	10.91%	14.3%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$59.48M		-$133.3M
YoY Change	-60.07%		-43.0%
Common Stock	$674.8M	$672.2M	$670.4M
YoY Change	1.51%		2.41%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$402.9M		$402.9M
YoY Change	59.31%		160.15%
Treasury Stock Shares	$15.79M	$15.79M	$15.79M
Shareholders Equity	$210.9M	$231.7M	$131.5M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$2.301B	$2.271B	$2.296B
YoY Change	8.74%	2.66%	6.13%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$24.18M	$98.03M	$52.65M
YoY Change	118.79%	2.13%	131.97%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$40.30M	$40.80M	$40.00M
YoY Change	-2.66%	-0.97%	0.0%
Cash From Operating Activities	$34.70M	$146.3M	$129.7M
YoY Change	31.44%	3.98%	21.78%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$42.30M	-$40.20M	-$64.80M
YoY Change	8.74%	-7.59%	25.58%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	$100.0K	-$200.0K
YoY Change		-50.0%	-60.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$42.30M	-$40.10M	-$64.90M
YoY Change	9.02%	-7.6%	24.81%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-4.100M	-98.40M	-72.80M
YoY Change	-94.87%	1993.62%	20.53%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	34.70M	146.3M	129.7M
Cash From Investing Activities	-42.30M	-40.10M	-64.90M
Cash From Financing Activities	-4.100M	-98.40M	-72.80M
Net Change In Cash	-11.70M	7.800M	-8.000M
YoY Change	-87.34%	-91.58%	35.59%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$34.70M	$146.3M	$129.7M
Capital Expenditures	-$42.30M	-$40.20M	-$64.80M
Free Cash Flow	$77.00M	$186.5M	$194.5M
YoY Change	17.92%	1.25%	23.02%

Facts In Submission

Frame	Concept Type	Concept / XBRL Key	Value
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Award Vesting Rights Percentage SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage	0.33
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue Practical Expedient Initial Application And Transition Nondisclosure Of Transaction Price Allocation To Remaining Performance Obligation RevenuePracticalExpedientInitialApplicationAndTransitionNondisclosureOfTransactionPriceAllocationToRemainingPerformanceObligation	true
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue Practical Expedient Incremental Cost Of Obtaining Contract RevenuePracticalExpedientIncrementalCostOfObtainingContract	true
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Sponsor Location Extensible List DefinedContributionPlanSponsorLocationExtensibleList	country:US
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Tax Status Extensible List DefinedContributionPlanTaxStatusExtensibleList	us-gaap:QualifiedPlanMember
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Award Vesting Rights Percentage SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage	0.33
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Award Vesting Rights Percentage SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage	0.33
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Award Vesting Period1 ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriod1	P2Y
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Award Vesting Rights Percentage SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage	0.33
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Commitments And Contingencies CommitmentsAndContingencies
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash Current Asset Statement Of Financial Position Extensible List RestrictedCashCurrentAssetStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList	us-gaap:OtherAssetsCurrent
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Commitments And Contingencies CommitmentsAndContingencies
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue
CY2019Q2	dei	Entity Public Float EntityPublicFloat	1579259660000
CY2019	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0001564902
CY2019	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-31
CY2019	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
CY2019	dei	Document Annual Report DocumentAnnualReport	true
CY2019	dei	Entity Small Business EntitySmallBusiness	false
CY2019	dei	Entity Emerging Growth Company EntityEmergingGrowthCompany	false
CY2019	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	No
CY2019	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
CY2019	dei	Entity Current Reporting Status EntityCurrentReportingStatus	Yes
CY2019	dei	Entity Interactive Data Current EntityInteractiveDataCurrent	Yes
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	702111000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	94044203
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Issued PreferredStockSharesIssued	0
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Outstanding PreferredStockSharesOutstanding	0
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	100000000
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	705954000
CY2018	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	229724000
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	1398244000
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	1372290000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	15790463
CY2019	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	261701000
CY2019	seas	Cost Of Food Merchandise And Other Revenues CostOfFoodMerchandiseAndOtherRevenues	108953000
CY2018	seas	Cost Of Food Merchandise And Other Revenues CostOfFoodMerchandiseAndOtherRevenues	106604000
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	649657000
CY2019	seas	Severance And Other Separation Costs Incurred SeveranceAndOtherSeparationCostsIncurred	4176000
CY2019	dei	Entity Address Postal Zip Code EntityAddressPostalZipCode	32821
CY2019	dei	Local Phone Number LocalPhoneNumber	226-5011
CY2019	dei	Security12b Title Security12bTitle	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
CY2019	dei	Trading Symbol TradingSymbol	SEAS
CY2019	dei	Security Exchange Name SecurityExchangeName	NYSE
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets Current PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent	18700000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	34073000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Net Current AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	57980000
CY2019	dei	Entity File Number EntityFileNumber	001-35883
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash Current Asset Statement Of Financial Position Extensible List RestrictedCashCurrentAssetStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList	us-gaap:OtherAssetsCurrent
CY2019	dei	City Area Code CityAreaCode	(407)
CY2019	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
CY2019	dei	Entity Incorporation State Country Code EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode	DE
CY2019	dei	Entity Tax Identification Number EntityTaxIdentificationNumber	27-1220297
CY2019	dei	Entity Address Address Line1 EntityAddressAddressLine1	6240 Sea Harbor Drive
CY2019	dei	Entity Address City Or Town EntityAddressCityOrTown	Orlando
CY2019	dei	Entity Address State Or Province EntityAddressStateOrProvince	FL
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	35814000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Current AssetsCurrent	146567000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	3057038000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	1365006000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1692032000
CY2017	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	-193768000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	265194000
CY2019	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	11106000
CY2018Q4	seas	Definite And Indefinite Lived Trade Names And Trademarks Net DefiniteAndIndefiniteLivedTradeNamesAndTrademarksNet	158343000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	13652000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	14735000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	2300518000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	2115602000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable And Other Accrued Liabilities Current AccountsPayableAndOtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	131503000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable And Other Accrued Liabilities Current AccountsPayableAndOtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	120024000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Employee Related Liabilities Current EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	20966000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Revenue Current DeferredRevenueCurrent	101110000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities Current AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	23066000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	310671000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	1494679000
CY2017	seas	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Excluding Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesExcludingOtherAccruedLiabilities	7347000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	6051000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	-6456000
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability	665000
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-874000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	-59479000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-1559000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent	42773000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	37235000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	2089626000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Value CommonStockValue	940000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Additional Paid In Capital Common Stock AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock	673893000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value TreasuryStockValue	402903000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	210892000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	2300518000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value TreasuryStockValue	252903000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	-148955000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	265194000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	2115602000
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	8454000
CY2017	seas	Severance And Other Separation Costs Incurred SeveranceAndOtherSeparationCostsIncurred	5200000
CY2017	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	163294000
CY2017	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	228836000
CY2018	seas	Severance And Other Separation Costs Incurred SeveranceAndOtherSeparationCostsIncurred	17386000
CY2018	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	160955000
CY2017	us-gaap	Costs And Expenses CostsAndExpenses	1464687000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P26Y2M12D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P14Y7M20D
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P7Y5M26D
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P5Y8M19D
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P6Y
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents	934000
CY2019	dei	Document Transition Report DocumentTransitionReport	false
CY2018Q4	seas	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable On Installment Arrangements AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableOnInstallmentArrangements	14700000
CY2018	seas	Contract With Customer Liability Reductions ContractWithCustomerLiabilityReductions	14700000
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	4200000
CY2017	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	2700000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Net CapitalizedComputerSoftwareNet	6100000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Accumulated Amortization CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAccumulatedAmortization	9900000
CY2018	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Amortization1 CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization1	3700000
CY2017	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Amortization1 CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization1	3500000
CY2017	seas	Contract With Customer Revenue And Expense Nonmonetary Amount Of Barter Transaction ContractWithCustomerRevenueAndExpenseNonmonetaryAmountOfBarterTransaction	20800000
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	740000
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	81044000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability ContractWithCustomerLiability	111181000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Noncurrent ContractWithCustomerLiabilityNoncurrent	10071000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	101110000
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	80309000
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	86170000
CY2017	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	85811000
CY2017	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	5090000
CY2017	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	85811000
CY2018	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	1299000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Retail Related Inventory Merchandise RetailRelatedInventoryMerchandise	28515000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Inventory Net Of Reserves OtherInventoryNetOfReserves	4430000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Supplies Net Of Reserves InventorySuppliesNetOfReserves	218000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	33163000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Insurance PrepaidInsurance	2397000
CY2019Q4	seas	Prepaid Marketing And Advertising Costs PrepaidMarketingAndAdvertisingCosts	2264000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	33163000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	39946000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Net Current AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	49728000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	1476059000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1733462000
CY2019	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	156200000
CY2018	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	155000000.0
CY2019	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Other Assets GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets	2700000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets Current PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent	46312000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Current AssetsCurrent	169149000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	3209521000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	1476059000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1733462000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	66278000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	66278000
CY2019Q4	seas	Definite And Indefinite Lived Trade Names And Trademarks Net DefiniteAndIndefiniteLivedTradeNamesAndTrademarksNet	157000000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	141438000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Intangible Assets Net OtherIntangibleAssetsNet	526000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Other Intangible Assets Net OtherIntangibleAssetsNet	14120000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent	19013000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent	23527000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	65505000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	45505000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	3896000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Employee Related Liabilities Current EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	15499000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Revenue Current DeferredRevenueCurrent	104416000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities Current AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	81841000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	402660000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Finance Costs Net DeferredFinanceCostsNet	4966000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Finance Costs Net DeferredFinanceCostsNet	6641000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	1482619000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	124339000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent	10711000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	34347000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	1850408000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	100000000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Issued PreferredStockSharesIssued	0
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Outstanding PreferredStockSharesOutstanding	0
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Authorized CommonStockSharesAuthorized	1000000000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Authorized CommonStockSharesAuthorized	1000000000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	93400929
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Value CommonStockValue	934000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Additional Paid In Capital Common Stock AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock	663834000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	2284000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	10174589
CY2017	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	1263324000
CY2017	seas	Cost Of Food Merchandise And Other Revenues CostOfFoodMerchandiseAndOtherRevenues	95914000
CY2017	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	269332000
CY2018	seas	Loss On Early Extinguishment Of Debt And Write Off Of Discounts And Debt Issuance Costs LossOnEarlyExtinguishmentOfDebtAndWriteOffOfDiscountsAndDebtIssuanceCosts	8150000
CY2017	seas	Loss On Early Extinguishment Of Debt And Write Off Of Discounts And Debt Issuance Costs LossOnEarlyExtinguishmentOfDebtAndWriteOffOfDiscountsAndDebtIssuanceCosts	8143000
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	39528000
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	89476000
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	44788000
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-3843000
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	8618000
CY2019	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	85633000
CY2018	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	53242000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	35007000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	33997000
CY2018	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	30760000
CY2017	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	24626000
CY2018	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.52
CY2017	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-2.36
CY2017	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-2.36
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	8618000
CY2017	us-gaap	Adjustments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	2088000
CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	11000
CY2017	us-gaap	Dividends Share Based Compensation Cash DividendsShareBasedCompensationCash	1270000
CY2017	seas	Adjustments To Previous Dividend Declarations AdjustmentsToPreviousDividendDeclarations	-163000
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-202386000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	287466000
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	8454000
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	4282000
CY2018	seas	Adjustments To Previous Dividend Declarations AdjustmentsToPreviousDividendDeclarations	-61000
CY2018	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	3654816
CY2018	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	98032000
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	44788000
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-3843000
CY2019	us-gaap	Adjustments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	4841000
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	3795000
CY2019	seas	Adjustments To Previous Dividend Declarations AdjustmentsToPreviousDividendDeclarations	-5000
CY2019	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	5615874
CY2019	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	150000000
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	89476000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	210892000
CY2019	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	89476000
CY2018	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	44788000
CY2017	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	269332000
CY2017	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	163294000
CY2018	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs And Discounts AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts	4461000
CY2017	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs And Discounts AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts	4812000
CY2019	seas	Gain Loss On Impairment Or Disposal Of Assets Net GainLossOnImpairmentOrDisposalOfAssetsNet	-4616000
CY2018	seas	Gain Loss On Impairment Or Disposal Of Assets Net GainLossOnImpairmentOrDisposalOfAssetsNet	-19681000
CY2017	seas	Gain Loss On Impairment Or Disposal Of Assets Net GainLossOnImpairmentOrDisposalOfAssetsNet	-13525000
CY2018	seas	Loss On Early Extinguishment Of Debt And Write Off Of Discounts And Debt Issuance Costs LossOnEarlyExtinguishmentOfDebtAndWriteOffOfDiscountsAndDebtIssuanceCosts	8150000
CY2017	seas	Loss On Early Extinguishment Of Debt And Write Off Of Discounts And Debt Issuance Costs LossOnEarlyExtinguishmentOfDebtAndWriteOffOfDiscountsAndDebtIssuanceCosts	8143000
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	37998000
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	16894000
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-86477000
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	11106000
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	22152000
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities	57684000
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-170873000
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	23203000
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-10865000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	24347000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	3005000
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-721000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	4620000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	3285000
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	27359000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	2275000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	-3336000
CY2019	seas	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Excluding Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesExcludingOtherAccruedLiabilities	2733000
CY2018	seas	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Excluding Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesExcludingOtherAccruedLiabilities	13317000
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	-5467000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability	25611000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability	2368000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities	3417000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities	-3692000
CY2019	seas	Increase Decrease In Operating Right Of Use Assets And Operating Lease Obligations IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingRightOfUseAssetsAndOperatingLeaseObligations	501000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	300000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-2398000
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	348416000
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	293935000
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	192457000
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	195217000
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	179770000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	172517000
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-24000
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	259000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-1644000
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-195193000
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-180029000
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt	543935000
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt	998306000
CY2019	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	15506000
CY2018	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	565592000
CY2017	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	1026909000
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	294000000
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	95000000
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	95649000
CY2019	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	274000000
CY2018	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	80000000
CY2017	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	105000000
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	150000000
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	98032000
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	4841000
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	3977000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	2088000
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	3795000
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	4282000
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	11000
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	8086000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	15390000
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-753000
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-426000
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-1544000
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-147305000
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-112896000
CY2019	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	5918000
CY2019	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	39538000
CY2019Q4	seas	Number Of Theme Parks NumberOfThemeParks	12
CY2009Q4	seas	Number Of Limited Partnerships NumberOfLimitedPartnerships	10
CY2019	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Use of Estimates</p> <p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to, the accounting for self-insurance, deferred tax assets and liabilities, deferred revenue, equity compensation and the valuation of goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</p>
CY2019	seas	Settlement Terms For Amounts Due From Third Party Credit Card Companies SettlementTermsForAmountsDueFromThirdPartyCreditCardCompanies	less than four days
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	39946000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	34073000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents	979000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	40925000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	35007000
CY2019Q4	seas	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable On Installment Arrangements AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableOnInstallmentArrangements	12100000
CY2019	seas	Contract With Customer Liability Reductions ContractWithCustomerLiabilityReductions	12100000
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	4600000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Net CapitalizedComputerSoftwareNet	4200000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Accumulated Amortization CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAccumulatedAmortization	9500000
CY2019	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Amortization1 CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization1	2200000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve SelfInsuranceReserve	31700000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve SelfInsuranceReserve	31200000
CY2019	seas	Contract With Customer Revenue And Expense Nonmonetary Amount Of Barter Transaction ContractWithCustomerRevenueAndExpenseNonmonetaryAmountOfBarterTransaction	16200000
CY2018	seas	Contract With Customer Revenue And Expense Nonmonetary Amount Of Barter Transaction ContractWithCustomerRevenueAndExpenseNonmonetaryAmountOfBarterTransaction	16600000
CY2019Q4	seas	Number Of Theme Parks NumberOfThemeParks	12
CY2019	us-gaap	Number Of Reportable Segments NumberOfReportableSegments	1
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	89476000
CY2019	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.11
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	44788000
CY2018	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.52
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	-202386000
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Cumulative Effect On Retained Earnings Net Of Tax1 CumulativeEffectOnRetainedEarningsNetOfTax1	0
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Noncurrent ContractWithCustomerLiabilityNoncurrent	10000000.0
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Noncurrent ContractWithCustomerLiabilityNoncurrent	10100000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability ContractWithCustomerLiability	114416000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Noncurrent ContractWithCustomerLiabilityNoncurrent	10000000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	104416000
CY2019	seas	Contract With Customer Short Term Portion Liability Revenue Recognized ContractWithCustomerShortTermPortionLiabilityRevenueRecognized	101100000
CY2017	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-2.36
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	735000
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	89476000
CY2019	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.10
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	44788000
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	86910000
CY2018	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.52
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	-202386000
CY2017	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-2.36
CY2019	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	305000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	35814000
CY2018Q4	seas	Prepaid Marketing And Advertising Costs PrepaidMarketingAndAdvertisingCosts	3821000
CY2019Q4	seas	Insurance Recoveries1 InsuranceRecoveries1	32911000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	8740000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	9022000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets Current PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent	46312000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets Current PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent	18700000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Retail Related Inventory Merchandise RetailRelatedInventoryMerchandise	31232000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Other Inventory Net Of Reserves OtherInventoryNetOfReserves	4365000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Supplies Net Of Reserves InventorySuppliesNetOfReserves	217000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Insurance PrepaidInsurance	5857000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	1365006000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1692032000
CY2017	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	155200000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill	500000
CY2019Q4	seas	Write Off Fully Amortized Intangible Assets WriteOffFullyAmortizedIntangibleAssets	22800000
CY2019	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	1400000
CY2018	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	2200000
CY2017	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	4600000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve Current SelfInsuranceReserveCurrent	7488000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve Current SelfInsuranceReserveCurrent	6895000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current InterestPayableCurrent	573000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current InterestPayableCurrent	490000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrual For Taxes Other Than Income Taxes Current AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent	1189000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Accrual At Carrying Value LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue	65000000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Accrual At Carrying Value LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue	11500000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	7591000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	4181000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities Current AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	81841000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities Current AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	23066000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accounts And Other Receivables Net Current AccountsAndOtherReceivablesNetCurrent	32900000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Carrying Amount DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount	1557883000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Carrying Amount DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount	1553389000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount	4793000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount	6564000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Finance Costs Net DeferredFinanceCostsNet	4966000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Finance Costs Net DeferredFinanceCostsNet	6641000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	65505000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	45505000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	1482619000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	1494679000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Letters Of Credit Outstanding Amount LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount	20400000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Next Twelve Months LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths	65505000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	15505000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Three LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree	15505000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	15505000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive	1445863000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Carrying Amount DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount	1557883000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss To Be Reclassified During Next12 Months Net InterestRateCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12MonthsNet	2200000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Interest Rate Derivative Liabilities At Fair Value InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue	2156000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Interest Rate Derivative Assets At Fair Value InterestRateDerivativeAssetsAtFairValue	3109000
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodTax	-1400000
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodTax	3100000
CY2019	seas	Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesRecognizedInAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-5247000
CY2018	seas	Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesRecognizedInAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	14262000
CY2019	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Reclassified From Accumulated Oci Into Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet	-17000
CY2018	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Reclassified From Accumulated Oci Into Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet	-2697000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Net Liability Position Aggregate Fair Value DerivativeNetLiabilityPositionAggregateFairValue	2200000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Collateral Already Posted Aggregate Fair Value CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue	0
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Net Liability Position Aggregate Fair Value DerivativeNetLiabilityPositionAggregateFairValue	2200000
CY2019	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	-77000
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	-99000
CY2017	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	-66000
CY2019	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	1580000
CY2018	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	1113000
CY2017	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	1525000
CY2019	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	27000
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	7000
CY2017	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	12000
CY2019	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1530000
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1021000
CY2017	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1471000
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	21825000
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	13019000
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-74312000
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	16173000
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	3875000
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-12165000
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	37998000
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	16894000
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-86477000
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	39528000
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	17915000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-85006000
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	1400000
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	800000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	500000
CY2018Q4	seas	Deferred Tax Assets Acquisition And Debt Related Costs DeferredTaxAssetsAcquisitionAndDebtRelatedCosts	5814000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	180658000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Goodwill And Intangible Assets DeferredTaxAssetsGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets	54271000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Goodwill And Intangible Assets DeferredTaxAssetsGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets	53972000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Self Insurance DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsSelfInsurance	7308000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Self Insurance DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsSelfInsurance	6847000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Deferred Income DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome	2546000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Deferred Income DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome	2718000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Hedging Transactions DeferredTaxAssetsHedgingTransactions	571000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	4411000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	4472000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards	10230000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards	9317000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Legal Settlements DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsLegalSettlements	8590000
CY2019Q4	seas	Deferred Tax Assets Lease Obligations DeferredTaxAssetsLeaseObligations	32078000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	5200000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	7779000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	311448000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	271577000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	5216000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	2762000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	306232000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	268815000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	225827000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	192224000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Goodwill And Intangible Assets Goodwill DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsGoodwill	46688000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Goodwill And Intangible Assets Goodwill DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsGoodwill	41803000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Goodwill And Intangible Assets Intangible Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets	22979000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Goodwill And Intangible Assets Intangible Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets	18144000
CY2019Q4	seas	Deferred Tax Liabilities Right Of Use Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesRightOfUseAssets	31940000
CY2018Q4	seas	Deferred Tax Liabilities Hedging Transactions DeferredTaxLiabilitiesHedgingTransactions	836000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	2558000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	2992000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Liabilities DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities	329992000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Liabilities DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities	255999000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	23760000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	12816000
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	27091000
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.2100
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	13167000
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.2100
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	-100587000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.3500
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	7645000
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.0593
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	4640000
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.0740
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-5800000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.0202
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Share Based Compensation Cost IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost	-1776000
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Share Based Compensation Cost EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost	-0.0138
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Share Based Compensation Cost IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost	668000
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Share Based Compensation Cost EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost	0.0107
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Share Based Compensation Cost IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost	2901000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Share Based Compensation Cost EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost	-0.0101
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits	795000
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits	0.0062
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits	1221000
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits	0.0195
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits	730000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits	-0.0025
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Impairment Losses IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses	17584000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Impairment Losses EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses	-0.0612
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	-1808000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	0.0063
CY2019	seas	Income Tax Reconciliation Impact Of State Rate Changes Value IncomeTaxReconciliationImpactOfStateRateChangesValue	3770000
CY2019	seas	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Impact Of State Rate Changes Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationImpactOfStateRateChangesPercent	0.0292
CY2018	seas	Income Tax Reconciliation Impact Of State Rate Changes Value IncomeTaxReconciliationImpactOfStateRateChangesValue	-379000
CY2018	seas	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Impact Of State Rate Changes Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationImpactOfStateRateChangesPercent	-0.0060
CY2017	seas	Income Tax Reconciliation Impact Of State Rate Changes Value IncomeTaxReconciliationImpactOfStateRateChangesValue	-53000
CY2017	seas	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Impact Of State Rate Changes Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationImpactOfStateRateChangesPercent	-0.0002
CY2018	seas	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Settlement Amount IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleSettlementAmount	840000
CY2018	seas	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Settlement EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleSettlement	0.0134
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	2455000
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0.0190
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	1688000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	-0.0059
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	1138000
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-0.0089
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	200000
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-0.0031
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	1799000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.0058
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	39528000
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.3064
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	17915000
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.2857
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-85006000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.2958
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.21
CY2019	seas	Number Of Area Not To Use Within Radius Of Land Lease NumberOfAreaNotToUseWithinRadiusOfLandLease	560
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Discount Rate LesseeOperatingLeaseDiscountRate	0.082
CY2019	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Variable Lease Payment Terms And Conditions LesseeOperatingLeaseVariableLeasePaymentTermsAndConditions	The minimum yearly rent is adjusted every three years to an amount equal to 80% of the average accounting year rent actually paid for the three previous years.
CY2019	seas	Number Of Percentage Of Average Accounting Year Rent Adjusted On Minimum Yearly Rent NumberOfPercentageOfAverageAccountingYearRentAdjustedOnMinimumYearlyRent	0.80
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	10400000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	141438000
CY2019Q4	seas	Lease Right Of Use Asset LeaseRightOfUseAsset	144925000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	3896000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	124339000
CY2019Q4	seas	Lease Liability LeaseLiability	131793000
CY2018Q4	seas	Lease Right Of Use Asset LeaseRightOfUseAsset	16905000
CY2018Q4	seas	Lease Liability LeaseLiability	2965000
CY2019	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	15861000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	14020000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	854000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	13671000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	341000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	12674000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	213000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	12130000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	208000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	11973000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	206000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	247424000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	2593000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	311892000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	4415000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	183657000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount FinanceLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	857000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	128235000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	3558000
CY2019	seas	Operating Leases Costs Options To Extend Lease Terms Exercised OperatingLeasesCostsOptionsToExtendLeaseTermsExercised	7200000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	16578000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	231000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	14179000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	226000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	13111000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	220000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	11416000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	208000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	10479000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	204000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	265234000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	2794000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	330997000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Net Minimum Payments1 CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsNetMinimumPayments1	3883000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Interest Included In Payments CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsInterestIncludedInPayments	918000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Present Value Of Net Minimum Payments CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimumPayments	2965000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.0812
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.0356
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	14513000
CY2019	seas	Operating Cash Flows From Financing Leases OperatingCashFlowsFromFinancingLeases	146000
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Principal Payments FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments	692000
CY2019	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Finance Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForFinanceLeaseLiability	1285000
CY2019	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	133297000
CY2019Q4	seas	Additional Capital Payments Required For Project Completion AdditionalCapitalPaymentsRequiredForProjectCompletion	143000000.0
CY2019	seas	License Agreement Term Description LicenseAgreementTermDescription	Pursuant to a license agreement (“License Agreement”) with Sesame Workshop, the Company pays a specified annual license fee, as well as a specified royalty based on revenues earned in connection with sales of licensed products, all food and beverage items utilizing the licensed elements and any events utilizing such elements if a separate fee is paid for such event. The Company’s principal commitments pursuant to the License Agreement include, among other items, the opening of a second stand alone park (“Standalone Park”) no later than mid-2021 and minimum annual capital and marketing thresholds. After the opening of the second Standalone Park (counting the existing Sesame Place Standalone Park in Langhorne, Pennsylvania), the Company will have the option to build additional Standalone Parks in the defined territory within agreed upon timelines. The License Agreement has an initial term through December 31, 2031, with an automatic additional 15 year extension plus a five year option added to the term of the License Agreement from December 31st of the year of each new Standalone Park opening. As of December 31, 2019, the Company estimates the combined remaining obligations for the License Agreement commitments could be up to approximately $50.0 million over the remaining term of the agreement. In October 2019, the Company announced that it will convert Aquatica San Diego into its second Sesame Place Standalone Park in the spring of 2021. While construction will begin in the fall of 2019, it is not expected to impact Aquatica San Diego’s 2020 operating schedule.
CY2019Q4	seas	Legal Settlement Accrual LegalSettlementAccrual	32100000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset	0
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	65500000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	1483000000
CY2018	seas	Transfers Between Fair Value Measurement Levels TransfersBetweenFairValueMeasurementLevels	0
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	45500000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	1495000000
CY2019	seas	Stock Repurchased Agreement Closing Date StockRepurchasedAgreementClosingDate	2019-05-30
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod	606343
CY2019	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Plan Name DefinedContributionPlanPlanName	401(k)
CY2019	us-gaap	Description Of Defined Contribution Pension And Other Postretirement Plans DescriptionOfDefinedContributionPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlans	The Company made matching cash contributions subject to certain restrictions, structured as a 100% match on the first 1% contributed by the employee and a 50% match on the next 5% contributed by the employee.
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	11106000
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	22152000
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	23203000
CY2018	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	5500000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized	22700000
CY2019	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Period For Recognition1 EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1	P1Y7M6D
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	9700000
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	12100000
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	13800000
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	2400000
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	1700000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	764577
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	18.05
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	26.83
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Options Forfeited Number Of Shares SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedOptionsForfeitedNumberOfShares	237209
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	23.69
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriod	8593
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	18.52
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	211096
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	17.98
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	914022
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	22.43
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	8491000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	399701
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	18.30
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	5359000
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	9.41
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0227
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.3144
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.0000
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Award Vesting Period1 ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriod1	P3Y
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Award Vesting Period1 ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriod1	P3Y
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Award Vesting Rights Percentage SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage	0.50
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	94044203
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	15790463
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value TreasuryStockValue	402900000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value TreasuryStockValue	252900000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	1500000
CY2019	seas	Severance Charges And Other Separation Costs Incurred SeveranceChargesAndOtherSeparationCostsIncurred	4200000
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Severance Costs1 SeveranceCosts1	6700000
	us-gaap	Severance Costs1 SeveranceCosts1	3800000
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	220575000
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	405992000
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	473666000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	298011000
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	-31303000
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	96264000
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	153528000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	-5289000
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-37020000
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	52651000
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	98028000
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.25
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-0.31
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-24183000
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-0.44
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.65
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-0.44
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.64
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.24
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-0.31
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	217166000
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	391921000
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	483175000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	280028000
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	-66147000
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	55210000
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	151730000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	10874000
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-62844000
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	22697000
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	95988000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-11053000
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-0.73
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.26
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.11
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-0.13
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-0.73
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.26
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.10
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-0.13
CY2019Q1	seas	Pre Tax Expenses Associated With Separation Related Costs PreTaxExpensesAssociatedWithSeparationRelatedCosts	2600000
CY2019Q2	seas	Pre Tax Expenses Associated With Previously Disclosed Transfer Of Shares PreTaxExpensesAssociatedWithPreviouslyDisclosedTransferOfShares	4300000
CY2019Q4	seas	Pre Tax Expenses Associated With Legal Settlement Accrual Net Of Insurance Recoveries PreTaxExpensesAssociatedWithLegalSettlementAccrualNetOfInsuranceRecoveries	32100000
CY2018Q1	seas	Pre Tax Expenses Associated With Separation Related Costs And Legal Settlement Accrual PreTaxExpensesAssociatedWithSeparationRelatedCostsAndLegalSettlementAccrual	21500000
CY2018Q2	seas	Pre Tax Expenses Associated With Separation Related Costs And Legal Settlement Accrual PreTaxExpensesAssociatedWithSeparationRelatedCostsAndLegalSettlementAccrual	8700000
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Disposals PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisposals	4500000
CY2018Q3	seas	Restructuring And Other Related Costs Related To Severance Costs And Other Employment Expenses RestructuringAndOtherRelatedCostsRelatedToSeveranceCostsAndOtherEmploymentExpenses	3900000
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Disposals PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisposals	3800000
CY2018Q4	seas	Loss On Early Extinguishment Of Debt And Write Off Of Discounts And Debt Issuance Costs LossOnEarlyExtinguishmentOfDebtAndWriteOffOfDiscountsAndDebtIssuanceCosts	8200000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Disposals PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisposals	2500000
CY2019	seas	Number Of Theme Parks Opened For Portion Of Period NumberOfThemeParksOpenedForPortionOfPeriod	7
CY2009Q4	seas	Number Of Limited Partnerships NumberOfLimitedPartnerships	10
CY2019Q4	seas	Number Of Theme Parks NumberOfThemeParks	12

Files In Submission

Name	View Source	Status
0001564590-20-007020-index-headers.html	Edgar Link	pending
0001564590-20-007020-index.html	Edgar Link	pending
0001564590-20-007020.txt	Edgar Link	pending
0001564590-20-007020-xbrl.zip	Edgar Link	pending
FilingSummary.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
Financial_Report.xlsx	Edgar Link	pending
gb4alriwomko000001.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
gb4alriwomko000002.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
gb4alriwomko000003.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
gb4alriwomko000004.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
gb4alriwomko000005.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
gb4alriwomko000006.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
gb4alriwomko000007.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
gb4alriwomko000008.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
gb4alriwomko000009.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
gb4alriwomko000010.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
gb4alriwomko000011.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
gb4alriwomko000012.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
gb4alriwomko000013.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
gb4alriwomko000014.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
MetaLinks.json	Edgar Link	pending
R1.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R10.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R100.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R101.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R102.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R103.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R104.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R105.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R106.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R107.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R108.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R109.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R11.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R12.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R13.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R14.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R15.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R16.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R17.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R18.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R19.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R2.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R20.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R21.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R22.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R23.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R24.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R25.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R26.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R27.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R28.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R29.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R3.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R30.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R31.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R32.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R33.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R34.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R35.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R36.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R37.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R38.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R39.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R4.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R40.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R41.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R42.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R43.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R44.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R45.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R46.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R47.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R48.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R49.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R5.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R50.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R51.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R52.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R53.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R54.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R55.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R56.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R57.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R58.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R59.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R6.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R60.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R61.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R62.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R63.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R64.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R65.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R66.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R67.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R68.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R69.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R7.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R70.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R71.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R72.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R73.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R74.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R75.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R76.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R77.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R78.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R79.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R8.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R80.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R81.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R82.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R83.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R84.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R85.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R86.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R87.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R88.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R89.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R9.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R90.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R91.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R92.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R93.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R94.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R95.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R96.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R97.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R98.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R99.htm	Edgar Link	pending
report.css	Edgar Link	pending
seas-10k_20191231.htm	Edgar Link	pending
seas-10k_20191231_htm.xml	Edgar Link	completed
seas-20191231.xsd	Edgar Link	pending
seas-20191231_cal.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
seas-20191231_def.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
seas-20191231_lab.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
seas-20191231_pre.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
seas-ex1070_336.htm	Edgar Link	pending
seas-ex1071_335.htm	Edgar Link	pending
seas-ex1072_333.htm	Edgar Link	pending
seas-ex1073_334.htm	Edgar Link	pending
seas-ex231_9.htm	Edgar Link	pending
seas-ex311_6.htm	Edgar Link	pending
seas-ex312_8.htm	Edgar Link	pending
seas-ex321_7.htm	Edgar Link	pending
seas-ex322_10.htm	Edgar Link	pending
seas-ex41_297.htm	Edgar Link	pending
Show.js	Edgar Link	pending

Create your account

Find Stocks Worth Researching

Deeply Understand Businesses

Value Businesses Intelligently

$PRKS
United Parks & Resorts Inc. Stock $prks

2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000156459020007020 Filed on February 27, 2020

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$PRKS United Parks & Resorts Inc. Stock $prks

2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000156459020007020 Filed on February 27, 2020

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$PRKS
United Parks & Resorts Inc. Stock $prks