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Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit - Long-Term Debt Narrative (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Jul. 29, 2012
Apr. 29, 2012
Jul. 29, 2012
Unsecured senior term notes [Member]
Apr. 29, 2012
Unsecured senior term notes [Member]
Aug. 11, 2011
Unsecured senior term notes [Member]
Bodet And Horst [Member]
Jul. 29, 2012
Unsecured senior term notes [Member]
Bodet And Horst [Member]
Aug. 11, 2008
Unsecured senior term notes [Member]
Bodet And Horst [Member]
Aug. 11, 2012
Unsecured senior term notes [Member]
Bodet And Horst [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Aug. 11, 2012
Unsecured senior term notes [Member]
Bodet And Horst [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Jul. 29, 2012
Government Of Quebec Term Loan [Member]
Apr. 29, 2012
Government Of Quebec Term Loan [Member]
Dec. 01, 2009
Government Of Quebec Term Loan [Member]
Installment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Issuance of unsecured term notes             $ 11,000,000          
Fixed interest rate             8.01%          
Term of the note agreement           Seven years            
Required amount of principal payment installments           2,200,000            
Date of first required principal payment           Aug. 11, 2011       Dec. 01, 2009    
Required debt payment frequency           Annual       Monthly    
Average term period for principal payments, in years           3 years            
Maturity date           Aug. 11, 2015            
Principal payment paid         2,200,000     2,200,000 4,400,000      
Unsecured senior term notes outstanding 9,066,000 9,123,000 8,800,000 8,800,000       6,600,000 6,600,000 266,000 323,000  
Number of equal installment payments required from loan inception                       48
Principal payment requirements of long-term debt for the first year 2,400,000                      
Principal payment requirements of long-term debt for the second year 2,300,000                      
Principal payment requirements of long-term debt for the third year 2,200,000                      
Principal payment requirements of long-term debt for the fourth year 2,200,000                      
Long-term debt, fair value $ 8,000,000 $ 8,100,000