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Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2014 Segment	Nov. 02, 2013 Miltope's Ruggedized Printer Product Line Operation [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Miltope's Ruggedized Printer Product Line Operation [Member]
Sales Information [Line Items]
Number of reporting segments	2
Net sales		$ 20,179	$ 56,858

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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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