Debt Intrument, Additional Borrowing Capacity

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Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased as part of the tender offer, excluding fees and expenses related to the tender offer.

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Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

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

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Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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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 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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- Details

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Credit Facility (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Credit Facility (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 03, 2015	Feb. 21, 2012	Aug. 27, 2013	Mar. 21, 2012	Oct. 31, 2013
Revolving line of credit facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity under credit facility		$ 20,000,000
Credit facility amount outstanding	0
Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity under credit facility		30,000,000
Credit facility amount outstanding	18,300,000
Term of debt	5 years
Maturity date	Aug. 27, 2018
Revolving Line Of Credit Facility And Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term of debt	5 years
Additional borrowing capacity			17,000,000
Maturity date	Aug. 27, 2018
LIBOR Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Margin percentage base rate	1.50%
Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Margin percentage base rate	0.75%
2012 Tender Offer [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stock repurchase cost of tender offer net of fees and expenses related to tender offer				55,000,000
2013 Tender Offer [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stock repurchase cost of tender offer net of fees and expenses related to tender offer					$ 6,900,000