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Debt - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Dec. 31, 2014
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Revolving Credit Facility
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Multi-currency Borrowings
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Jan. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
At any time any Term Loan is outstanding or at any time no Term Loan is outstanding and availability under the Revolving Credit Facility is less than $17.5 million and continuing until availability of at least $20.0 million is maintained for three consecutive months, the Company is required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.10 to 1.00 for each of four consecutive fiscal quarter periods.
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
For the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
At each fiscal quarter end in 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
At each fiscal quarter end thereafter; provided that for any fiscal quarter ending on September 30 of any year, the maximum Senior Leverage Ratio specified above shall be increased by an additional 0.25:1.00
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Minimum
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Minimum
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Maximum
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Maximum
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
At the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2014
Feb. 28, 2015
Revolving Credit Facility
Subsequent Event
Amendment No. 2
At each fiscal quarter end in 2015
Feb. 28, 2015
Revolving Credit Facility
Subsequent Event
Amendment No. 2
For each fiscal quarter ending thereafter
Feb. 28, 2015
Revolving Credit Facility
Subsequent Event
Maximum
Amendment No. 2
For the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Alternate Base Rate
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Alternate Base Rate
Minimum
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Alternate Base Rate
Maximum
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Euro Dollar Rate
Minimum
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Euro Dollar Rate
Maximum
Dec. 31, 2014
HSBC Facility
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
HSBC Facility
CNY
Dec. 31, 2014
Term Loan
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Term Loan
Alternate Base Rate Spread
Minimum
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Dec. 31, 2014
Term Loan
Alternate Base Rate Spread
Maximum
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Dec. 31, 2014
Term Loan
Eurocurrency Rate Spread
Minimum
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Dec. 31, 2014
Term Loan
Eurocurrency Rate Spread
Maximum
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Dec. 31, 2014
Other than certain subordinated indebtedness
USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                                                
Credit facility, maturity date   2019-01                                                            
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity       $ 175,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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  $ 40,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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                                    $ 2,900,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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18,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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          $ 40,200,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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New Term Loan facility               50,000,000us-gaap_SecuredDebt
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Line of credit facility interest rate description       Each borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility bears 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 0.75% to 1.25%, or (ii) the Eurodollar Rate, defined as the Adjusted LIBO Rate plus a margin of 1.75% to 2.25%. The respective margins are based upon availability which is a function of usage and the borrowing base.                                                        
Interest rate above federal funds rate                                       0.50%lcut_DebtInstrumentsInterestAdditionalInterestAboveFederalFundRate
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Interest rate margin                                         0.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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      3.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Interest rates on outstanding borrowings                         2.125%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
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  4.25%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
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                  6.44%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
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6.44%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
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Percentage of line of credit facility unused capacity commitment fee                         0.375%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
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Open letters of credit       2,300,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
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1,300,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
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Outstanding borrowing under credit facility 765,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit     92,700,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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49,200,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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                                      765,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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4,800,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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45,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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Availability under revolving credit facility       64,900,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
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87,800,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
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Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity terms       The borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility depends, in part, on eligible levels of accounts receivable and inventory that fluctuate regularly and certain trademark values based upon periodic appraisals. Consequently, the $175.0 million commitment may not represent actual borrowing capacity.                                                        
Percentage of capital stock of foreign subsidiaries pledged as collateral       65.00%lcut_PercentageOfCapitalStockOfForeignSubsidiariesPledgedAsCollateral
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Credit facility terms             The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for customary restrictions and events of default. Restrictions include limitations on additional indebtedness, acquisitions, investments and payment of dividends, among other things. Further, the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides that at any time any Term Loan is outstanding or at any time no Term Loan is outstanding and availability under the Revolving Credit Facility is less than $17.5 million and continuing until availability of at least $20.0 million is maintained for three consecutive months, the Company is required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.10 to 1.00 for each four consecutive fiscal quarter periods. The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also provides that when the Term Loan is outstanding, the Company is required to maintain a Senior Leverage Ratio within defined parameters not to exceed 4.00 to 1.00 at the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2014; 4.25 to 1.00 at the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2014; 3.50 to 1.00 at each fiscal quarter end in 2015; and 2.50 to 1.00 at each fiscal quarter end thereafter; provided that for any fiscal quarter ending on September 30 of any year, the maximum Senior Leverage Ratio specified above shall be increased by an additional 0.25:1.00.                                                  
Minimum availability under revolving credit to maintain minimum fixed charge ratio for four consecutive months     17,500,000lcut_MinimumAmountOfBorrowingAvailabilityUnderRevolvingCreditFacility
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Minimum availability under revolving credit to maintain minimum fixed charge ratio for three consecutive months                           $ 20,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
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Fixed charge coverage ratio minimum                 110.00%lcut_FixedChargesCoverageRatioMinimum
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Senior leverage ratio                   425.00%lcut_SeniorLeverageRatio
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Increase in senior leverage ratio                       250.00%lcut_ChangeInIncrementsInLeverageRatio
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Maximum senior leverage ratio             25.00%lcut_IncreaseMaximumPermittedLeverageRatioDueToAcquisition
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