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Assets held for sale not part of disposal group amount received.

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Percentage rate of interest earned.

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Amount of assets held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group, expected to be sold within a year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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Assets Held for Sale - Narrative (Detail)	Apr. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2025 CAD ($)	Apr. 02, 2025	Apr. 30, 2025 CAD ($)	Apr. 27, 2025 USD ($)	Apr. 27, 2025 CAD ($)
Assets Held-for-Sale [Line Items]
Assets held for sale					$ 2,177,000
Mattress Fabrics [Member] \| Canada [Member]
Assets Held-for-Sale [Line Items]
Assets held for sale					2,200,000
Mattress Fabrics [Member] \| Canada [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Assets Held-for-Sale [Line Items]
Gain from sale of property	$ 4,000,000
Mattress Fabrics [Member] \| Sales Agreement [Member] \| Canada [Member]
Assets Held-for-Sale [Line Items]
Assets held for sale not part of disposal group amount received					$ 543,000	$ 750,000
Mattress Fabrics [Member] \| Sales Agreement [Member] \| Canada [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Assets Held-for-Sale [Line Items]
Assets held for sale, total sales price of property	6,200,000			$ 8,600,000
Assets held for sale not part of disposal group amount received	905,000			$ 1,300,000
Assets held for sale, remaining balance to be received	$ 4,800,000	$ 6,600,000
Mattress Fabrics [Member] \| Sales Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Canada [Member]
Assets Held-for-Sale [Line Items]
Percentage rate of interest earned			6.00%
Mattress Fabrics [Member] \| Sales Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [ Member] \| Canada [Member]
Assets Held-for-Sale [Line Items]
Percentage rate of interest earned			10.00%