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Minimum Earning Before Interest Tax Depreciation And Amortization To Interest Ratio

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 14, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 268,800,000	$ 131,600,000
Finance cost capitalized	2,700,000	1,500,000	$ 2,600,000
Amortization of deferred finance costs	$ 400,000	$ 1,200,000	700,000
Maximum ratio of net debt to EBITDA	3.0
Minimum ratio of EBITDA to net interest	4.0
Weighted average rate of interest on borrowings	1.72%	1.67%
Payments of interest on long-term debt	$ 2,600,000	$ 2,300,000	2,300,000
Net cash outflows in respect of refinancing costs	1,200,000	1,500,000	$ 100,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	161,000,000	133,000,000
Finance cost capitalized	$ 1,200,000	1,500,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Third Amendment and Restatement Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving Credit Facility					$ 200,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Termination date of the revolving facility	Revolving facility remains November 6, 2020. The term loan has an $11,000,000 repayment installment due December 28, 2017, a $16,500,000 installment due December 28, 2018 and a $22,000,000 installment due December 28, 2019, with the outstanding balance due on November 6, 2020.
Installment due December 28, 2017				$ 11,000,000
Installment due December 28, 2018				16,500,000
Installment due December 28, 2019				$ 22,000,000
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 110,000,000	$ 0
Term Loan [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 110,000,000