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Long-Term Bank Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 26, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Jul. 29, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013
Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date of amended and restated credit agreement					Jul. 30, 2017
Credit facility borrowing base					$ 112,500,000
Credit facility, interest rate description					The Company’s borrowing rates in the credit facility provide for base rate loans at the prime rate (3.25% at September 30, 2015) plus applicable margin utilization rates that range from 1.50% to 2.00%, and LIBO rate loans at LIBO published rates plus applicable utilization rates (2.50% to 3.00% at September 30, 2015). At September 30, 2015, the Company had in place one base rate loan and one LIBO rate loan with effective rates of 5.00% and 2.95%, respectively.
Outstanding borrowings under revolving credit facility					$ 84,500,000
Weighted-average interest rate of borrowings					3.44%
Credit facility remaining borrowing capacity					$ 28,000,000
Interest swap agreements period					2 years
Settlement of interest rate swaps					$ 217,000	$ 210,000
Revolving Line of Credit and Letter of Credit Facility [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing capacity					$ 250,000,000
Prime Rate [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, effective percentage					3.25%
Base Rate [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, effective percentage					5.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, effective percentage					2.95%
Base Rate And Libor [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis weighted average interest rate spread on variable rate					3.39%	3.48%
Equipment Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, effective percentage					3.95%
Company's bank debt					$ 6,000,000
Equipment Loan, face amount								$ 10,000,000
Equipment Loan, monthly payment					$ 184,000
Equipment Loan, maturity date					Jul. 31, 2018
Additional Equipment Loan [Member] \| Equipment Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, effective percentage			3.40%
Credit facility remaining borrowing capacity			$ 1,200,000
Company's bank debt					$ 4,300,000
Equipment Loan, face amount							$ 6,000,000
Equipment Loan, monthly payment			87,800
Equipment Loan, maturity date					Jul. 31, 2019
Additional equipment Loan, drawings		$ 500,000	$ 4,800,000
Equipment Loan, interest rate description					Interim draws on this facility carried a floating interest rate, payable monthly at the LIBO published rate plus 2.50% and on June 26, 2015 converted into a fixed term loan requiring monthly payments
Additional Equipment Loan [Member] \| Fixed Term Loan [Member] \| Equipment Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Equipment Loan, monthly payment	$ 8,700
Equipment Loan, maturity date					Jun. 26, 2020
Additional Equipment Loan [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Equipment Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR rate loans				2.50%
Minimum [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR rate loans					1.50%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR rate loans					2.50%
Maximum [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR rate loans					2.00%
Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR rate loans					3.00%
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Swap agreement date					2012-07
Commenced date					2014-01
Company's bank debt					$ 75,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage for base rate loans at the prime rate					0.563%