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Schedule of Debt (Detail Textual)	Sep. 29, 2017
Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percentage)	7.375%
Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percentage)	10.50%

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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