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Purchase Price of Acquisition (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 0 Months Ended
Jan. 15, 2014
Dec. 20, 2012
Thomas Plant    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Cash $ 61,302us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Common stock issued 8,382us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEquityInterestsIssuedAndIssuable
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Value of contingent consideration 2,488us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
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Working capital adjustment 374lcut_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAdjustmentsToWorkingCapital
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Total purchase price 72,546us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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Fred & Friends    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Cash   14,500us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Common stock issued   1,507us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEquityInterestsIssuedAndIssuable
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Value of contingent consideration   5,370us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
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Total purchase price   $ 21,377us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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[1] Share consideration issued is valued at the closing market price discounted to account for lack of marketability related to the lock up period as described in the share purchase agreement.
[2] The value of contingent consideration represents the present value of the estimated payments related to the attainment of certain financial targets for the years 2014 through 2016. The maximum undiscounted contingent consideration to be paid on the agreement is £5.5 million ($9.0 million).
[3] A working capital adjustment was made in May 2014 as provided for in the share purchase agreement.