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Credit Facility, Covenants, Permitted Dividend Payments

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Debt agreement termination costs.

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Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Terms Leverage Ratio Maximum

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Line Of Credit Facility Early Repayment Penalty

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Available Increament

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Amount of write-off of deferred financing costs and debt discounts related to prepetition debt obligations.

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The amount of cash paid for interest during the period.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Period remaining on line of credit facility before it terminates, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of the credit facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Amount of long-term debt, after unamortized discount or premium, scheduled to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirements, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirements, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail)		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Jan. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2016 CAD	Jan. 27, 2016 EUR (€)	Jan. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 13, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured credit facility												$ 225,000,000
Less: Current maturities			$ 0			$ 0	$ 5,800,000
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding			0			0
Early repayment penalty				$ 4,200,000
Remaining borrowing capacity			$ 19,200,000			19,200,000
Interest paid						$ 1,900,000	3,000,000	$ 9,400,000
Weighted average interest rate on short-term borrowings			2.40%			2.40%
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Terms Leverage Ratio Maximum			3.25			3.25
Debt agreement termination costs				8,700,000
Debtor Reorganization Items, Write-off of Deferred Financing Costs and Debt Discounts				$ 4,500,000
Debt Issuance Cost					$ 1,900,000
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured credit facility												50,000,000
Non-US lines of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured credit facility			$ 10,000,000			$ 10,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net						$ 0
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured credit facility												75,000,000
Expiration Period						5 years
Repayments of Debt			15,000,000
ABL Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee						0.25%
ABL Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee						0.45%
ABL Facility \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturities payment, 2014			400,000			$ 400,000
Maturities payment, 2015			300,000			300,000
Maturities payment, 2016			0			0
Maturities payment, 2017			0			$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured credit facility												150,000,000
Less: Current maturities												$ 6,900,000
Expiration Period						5 years
Remaining borrowing capacity			130,800,000			$ 130,800,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Expiration Period						5 years
Domestic Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding			$ 0			$ 0	6,500,000	123,700,000
Repayments of lines of credit							$ 26,500,000	$ 106,200,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| ABL Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate borrowings margin ranges						2.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| ABL Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate borrowings margin ranges						3.00%
Base Rate [Member] \| ABL Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate borrowings margin ranges						1.00%
Base Rate [Member] \| ABL Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate borrowings margin ranges						2.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured credit facility											$ 50,000,000.0
Guaranteed percentage of outstanding voting capital stock (percent)	65.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured credit facility									CAD 85,000,000	€ 20,000,000	325,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Available Increament											$ 75,000,000
Repayments of Debt		$ 43,400,000
Line of Credit Facility, Capacity Available for Specific Purpose Other than for Trade Purchases	$ 30,000,000
Debt Issuance Cost	$ 1,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.15%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.30%
Credit Facility, Covenants, Permitted Dividend Payments	$ 30,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate borrowings margin ranges	1.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate borrowings margin ranges	2.25%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Terms Leverage Ratio Maximum									2.5	2.5	2.5
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate borrowings margin ranges	0.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate borrowings margin ranges	1.25%