Cover Page - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended | | |
Dec. 31, 2023 | Apr. 15, 2024 | Jul. 02, 2023 |
Document Information [Line Items] | | | |
Document Type | 10-K/A | | |
Document Annual Report | true | | |
Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2023 | | |
Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | | |
Document Transition Report | false | | |
Entity File Number | 001-13703 | | |
Entity Registrant Name | SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION | | |
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE | | |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 13-3995059 | | |
Entity Address, Address Line One | 1000 Ballpark Way, Suite 400 | | |
Entity Address, City or Town | Arlington | | |
Entity Address, State or Province | TX | | |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 76011 | | |
City Area Code | 972 | | |
Local Phone Number | 595-5000 | | |
Title of 12(b) Security | Common stock, $0.025 par value per share | | |
Trading Symbol | SIX | | |
Security Exchange Name | NYSE | | |
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | Yes | | |
Entity Voluntary Filers | No | | |
Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | | |
Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | | |
Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | | |
Entity Small Business | false | | |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | | |
Entity Shell Company | false | | |
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag | true | | |
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag] | true | | |
Document Financial Statement Restatement Recovery Analysis [Flag] | true | | |
Entity Public Float | | | $ 1,912.9 |
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | | 84,274,760 | |
Documents Incorporated by Reference [Text Block] | None. | | |
Entity Central Index Key | 0000701374 | | |
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2023 | | |
Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | | |
Amendment Flag | true | | |
Amendment Description | EXPLANATORY NOTE On February 29, 2024, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (the “Company,” “Six Flags,” “we,” or “our”) filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the “Original Form 10-K”). The Original Form 10-K omitted Part III, Items 10 (Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance), 11 (Executive Compensation), 12 (Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters), 13 (Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence) and 14 (Principal Accounting Fees and Services) in reliance on the General Instructions to Form 10-K, which provides that such information may be either incorporated by reference from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement or included in an amendment to Form 10-K, in either case filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year. We currently do not expect that a definitive proxy statement for a 2024 annual meeting of stockholders will be filed within 120 days after the end of the last fiscal year. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K (this “Amendment”) is being filed solely to:
• amend Items 10 through 14 of the Original Form 10-K to include the information required by such Items; and
• in accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), file new certifications of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act as exhibits to this Amendment under Item 15 of Part IV hereof. Because no financial statements have been included in this Amendment and this Amendment does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications have been omitted. The Company is not including currently dated certifications pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as no financial statements are being filed with this Amendment. The cover page of the Form 10-K is also amended to delete the reference to incorporation by reference of the Company’s definitive proxy statement. Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original Form 10-K. The Original Form 10-K continues to speak as of the date of the Original Form 10-K, and we have not updated the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events which occurred at a date subsequent to the filing of the Original Form 10-K other than as expressly indicated in this Amendment. | | |