Capital Budget

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Capital budget reduced due to delaying or cancelling projects.

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Increase Decrease In Inventory Obsolescence Reserve

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Net Capital Budget

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Number of Retail Locations

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Stores reopened number.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in allowance for credit loss on accounts receivable.

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Description of the payment terms of the debt instrument (for example, whether periodic payments include principal and frequency of payments) and discussion about any contingencies associated with the payment.

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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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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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The charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of tangible assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

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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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Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Jun. 17, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($) Location	Jun. 24, 2020 Location
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Line of credit outstanding		$ 220,000
Increase in allowance for doubtful debts		$ 5,800
Number of retail locations \| Location		39
Subsequent Event
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Repaid of borrowing	$ 100,000
COVID-19
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Line of credit outstanding		$ 220,000
Capital budget after delaying or cancelling projects		140,000
Capital budget		260,000
Capital budget reduced delaying or cancelling projects		$ 120,000
Extention of payment terms for invoices		30 days
Increase in inventory obsolescence reserves		$ 43,327
Increase in allowance for doubtful debts		5,800
Long lived asset impairment charges		$ 14,528
Number of retail locations \| Location		39
COVID-19 \| Minimum
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Stores reopened number \| Location			570
COVID-19 \| Subsequent Event
Unusual Risk Or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Repaid of borrowing	$ 100,000