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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Aggregate notional amount of all interest rate derivatives designated as hedging instruments in cash flow hedges. Notional amount refers to the monetary amount specified in the interest rate derivative contract.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)			3 Months Ended									3 Months Ended				1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Interest Rate Swap Agreements	Mar. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility	Mar. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Minimum	Mar. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Maximum	Mar. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Alternate Base Rate	Mar. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Alternate Base Rate Minimum	Mar. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Alternate Base Rate Maximum	Mar. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Euro Dollar Rate Minimum	Mar. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Euro Dollar Rate Maximum	Mar. 31, 2013 Senior Secured Term Loans	Mar. 31, 2013 Senior Secured Term Loans Interest Rate Swap Agreements	Mar. 31, 2013 Senior Secured Term Loans Alternate Base Rate	Jul. 27, 2012 Senior Secured Term Loans Covenant Requirement If at any time EBITDA (as defined) is less than $34.0 million but equal to or greater than $30.0 million	Jul. 27, 2012 Senior Secured Term Loans Covenant Requirement Minimum	Jul. 27, 2012 Senior Secured Term Loans Covenant Requirement Maximum	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Secured Term Loans Covenant Requirement Maximum Scenario, Forecast	Mar. 31, 2013 Senior Secured Term Loans Adjusted LIBOR Rate	Mar. 31, 2013 Senior Secured Term Loans Adjusted LIBOR Rate Interest Rate Swap Agreements	Mar. 31, 2013 Senior Secured Term Loans Debt Instrument Interest Rate Swap Agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility commitment				$ 175,000,000
Maturity date				Jul. 27, 2017								Jul. 27, 2018
Line of credit facility interest rate description				Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company's option, at one of the following rates (i) the Alternate Base Rate, defined as the greater of the Prime Rate, Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% or the Adjusted LIBO Rate plus 1.0%, plus a margin of 1.0% to 1.75%, or (ii) the Eurodollar Rate, defined as the Adjusted LIBO Rate plus a margin of 2.0% to 2.75%. The respective margins are based upon availability.
Interest Rate Above Federal Funds Rate							0.50%
Interest Rate Above Adjusted LIBOR Rate							1.00%
Interest rate margin								1.00%	1.75%	2.00%	2.75%			4.00%					5.00%
Interest rates on outstanding borrowings					2.50%	4.50%
Percentage of Line of Credit Facility Unused Capacity Commitment Fee					0.375%	0.50%
Open letters of credit				1,100,000
Outstanding borrowing under revolving credit facility				38,300,000
Availability under revolving credit facility				75,000,000
Availability under revolving credit facility, percentage of the total loan commitment				0.429%
Senior secured term loan	29,750,000	30,625,000										35,000,000
Interest rate on outstanding												5.25%
Notional amount			35,000,000										35,000,000
Commencement date			2013-03										2013-03
Expiry date			Jun. 30, 2018										Jun. 30, 2018
Annual interest rate																				1.05%	6.05%
Earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization required under term loan agreement																30,000,000	34,000,000
Maximum Indebtedness to EBITDA ratio															3.0
Maximum capital expenditures																		$ 9,000,000