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Long-Term Debt - Average Daily Excess Availability for Preceding Fiscal Quarter (Detail) - Second Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member]	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2016
Level I [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Average Daily Excess Availability	Greater than or equal to $100,000,000
LIBO Rate Applicable Margin	1.25%
Base Rate Applicable Margin	0.25%
Level II [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Average Daily Excess Availability	Less than $100,000,000 but greater than or equal to $40,000,000
LIBO Rate Applicable Margin	1.50%
Base Rate Applicable Margin	0.50%
Level III [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Average Daily Excess Availability	Less than $40,000,000
LIBO Rate Applicable Margin	1.75%
Base Rate Applicable Margin	0.75%

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Description of the conditions for borrowing under the credit facility including the nature of any restrictions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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