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Restricted stock unit vested percentage on anniversary of the grant date provided the grantee is employed by the company and the company achieves specific thresholds of net sales and annual operating income.

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Award Vesting Number Of Annual Installments

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based awards, other than options, awarded to employees as compensation.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested options awarded to employees as compensation.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Discount rate from fair value on purchase date that participants pay for shares.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Share-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail)		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2014 shares	May. 31, 2015 Installment shares	Mar. 31, 2015 Installment shares	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Aug. 01, 2015 USD ($) shares	May. 02, 2015 shares	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) Equity_Plan $ / shares shares	Nov. 01, 2014 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reservation of shares under Stock Purchase Plan							247,500
Number of equity incentive plan \| Equity_Plan							2
Number of options, granted							110,000
Non-employee director is entitled to an annual cash retainer \| $					$ 7,000
Non-employee director received restricted stock award value \| $							$ 20,000
Maximum disposal restricted percentage of RSU							50.00%
Options granted weighted average fair value per share \| $ / shares							$ 2.43	$ 2.87
2007 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Incentive plan, expiration period							2017-05
Shares available for grant under the Plan				107,122			107,122
Reservation of shares under Stock Purchase Plan							100,000
2015 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Incentive plan, expiration period							2025-05
Shares available for grant under the Plan				240,000			240,000
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for grant under the Plan				53,210			53,210
Employee Stock Purchase Plan discount rate							15.00%
Shares purchase under Employee Stock Purchase Plan							3,795	2,464
Maximum [Member] \| 2015 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares of common stock of the Company authorized for issuance				500,000			500,000
Non-Employee Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of options, granted					25,000
Non-employee director is entitled to an annual cash retainer additional \| $					$ 500
Chairman of Board [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Amount of Chair Retainer payable \| $					6,000
Chair of Audit Committee [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Amount of Chair Retainer payable \| $					4,000
Chair of Compensation Committee [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Amount of Chair Retainer payable \| $					$ 4,000
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of options, granted			50,000
Other Key Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of options, granted			35,000
RSA [Member] \| Non-Employee Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period							12 months
RSA [Member] \| Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stocks, granted			537
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested options \| $				$ 508,000			$ 508,000
Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested options, recognize date							Through March 2019
Stock Options [Member] \| 2007 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period							4 years
Option expiration period							10 years
Stock Options [Member] \| 2015 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period							4 years
Option expiration period							10 years
2013 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| First Anniversary [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock unit vested percentage							50.00%
2013 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Second Anniversary [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock unit vested percentage							50.00%
2014 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of accelerated vesting shares	4,166						0
Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested options, recognize date							Through May 2019
Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs and RSAs \| $				$ 1,531,000			$ 1,531,000
2014 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Cumulative budgeted net sales target measurement period							2014 through 2016
2014 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Officer [Member] \| Net Sales Target [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock unit vested percentage							50.00%
2014 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Officer [Member] \| ORONA Target [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock unit vested percentage							25.00%
2014 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Officer [Member] \| Third Anniversary [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock unit vested percentage							25.00%
Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Non-Employee Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Option expiration period							10 years
Number of options, granted							5,000
Number of stock options grant to each non-employee director				752	722	698
Restricted Stock And Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of annual vesting installments \| Installment			4
Time Based RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stocks, granted		80,000
Number of annual vesting installments \| Installment		4
Performance Based RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		3 years
Restricted stocks, granted		155,000