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Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Detail) DKK in Millions |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($) | Feb. 01, 2017 USD ($) | Feb. 01, 2017 DKK | Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Feb. 01, 2017 DKK | Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of acquisition |  |  |  | $ 7,360,000 |  |
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000
Term Loan [Member] | Bank of America, N.A. [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 9,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Payments of principal of term loan | $ 8,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, percentage bearing fixed interest rate, percentage | 0.67% |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, percentage bearing fixed interest rate, potential increase percentage one | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, percentage bearing fixed interest rate, potential increase percentage two | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Bank of America, N.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount withdrawn under credit facility |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Bank of America, N.A. [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount withdrawn under credit facility | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Trojanlabel ApS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative expense |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600,000
Trojanlabel ApS [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of acquisition |  | $ 9,100,000 | DKK 62.9 |  |  |
Purchase price of acquisition amount held in escrow |  | $ 900,000 |  |  | DKK 6.4 |
Minimum percentage required to entitle additional contingent consideration |  | 80.00% | 80.00% |  |  |
Additional contingent consideration period |  | 7 years | 7 years |  |  |
Trojanlabel ApS [Member] | Earn-Out Payments, if 80% of Specified Earnings Targets are Achieved [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition contingent consideration potential earn-out payments |  | $ 5,000,000 | DKK 32.5 |  |  |
Trojanlabel ApS [Member] | Earn-Out Payments, if 100% of Specified Earnings Targets are Achieved [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition contingent consideration potential earn-out payments |  | 5,800,000 | 40.6 |  |  |
Trojanlabel ApS [Member] | Earn-Out Payments, if 120% of Specified Earnings Targets are Achieved [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition contingent consideration potential earn-out payments |  | $ 7,000,000 | DKK 48.7 |  |  |

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