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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 15, 2017	Jun. 26, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Aug. 14, 2014	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Jul. 29, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date of amended and restated credit agreement					Jul. 30, 2017
Outstanding borrowings under revolving credit facility					$ 49,800,000
Weighted-average interest rate of borrowings					4.67%
Credit facility remaining borrowing capacity					$ 17,200,000
Interest swap agreements period					2 years
Settlement of interest rate swaps						$ 7,000
Additional Equipment Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility remaining borrowing capacity				$ 1,200,000
Company's bank debt					$ 2,140,000
Equipment Loan, face amount							$ 6,000,000
Percentage for base rate loans at the prime rate				3.40%
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, with a rate of 3.50% and requiring monthly payments
Fair Value Measurements, Valuation Techniques					discounted cash flow model
Additional Equipment Loan [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure					$ 3,941,000,000	$ 6,958,000,000
2017 Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing capacity	$ 300,000,000
Maturity date of amended and restated credit agreement	Feb. 15, 2021
Credit agreement date	Feb. 15, 2017
Credit facility borrowing base					67,000,000
Revolving Line of Credit and Letter of Credit Facility [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing capacity					$ 250,000,000
Fixed Term Loan [Member] \| Additional Equipment Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Equipment Loan, monthly payment		$ 8,700
Equipment Loan, maturity date					Jun. 26, 2020
Equipment Loan, Interest rate on fixed loans					3.50%
Base Rate And Libor [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis weighted average interest rate spread on variable rate					4.98%	3.83%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Additional Equipment Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR rate loans					2.50%
Equipment Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company's bank debt					$ 1,800,000
Equipment Loan, face amount								$ 10,000,000
Percentage for base rate loans at the prime rate					3.95%
Equipment Loan, monthly payment					$ 184,000
Equipment Loan, maturity date					Jul. 31, 2018
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Swap agreement date					2012-07
Commenced date					2014-01
Termination date					2016-01
Company's bank debt					$ 75,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate					0.563%