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Business acquisition contingent consideration period.

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Business acquisition purchase price amount held in escrow to secure indemnification obligations.

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Long term debt percentage bearing fixed interest rate potential increase percentage one.

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Long term debt percentage bearing fixed interest rate potential increase percentage two.

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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Detail) DKK in Millions				12 Months Ended
	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