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Benefit Plans and Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2014
USD ($)
Mar. 30, 2013
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Mar. 26, 2011
Mar. 29, 2014
Class A voting share [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 30, 2013
Class A voting share [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2012
Class A voting share [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 29, 2014
Class A voting share [Member]
CAD
Mar. 29, 2014
Class A voting share [Member]
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 29, 2014
Amended Birks Employee Stock Option Plan [Member]
Class A voting share [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 30, 2013
Amended Birks Employee Stock Option Plan [Member]
Class A voting share [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2012
Amended Birks Employee Stock Option Plan [Member]
Class A voting share [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 29, 2014
Stock Compensation Plan [Member]
Class A voting share [Member]
Mar. 29, 2014
Stock appreciation rights [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 30, 2013
Stock appreciation rights [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2012
Stock appreciation rights [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 29, 2014
Combined Equity Award Plans [Member]
Class A voting share [Member]
Mar. 29, 2014
Mayors Stock Option Plan [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 30, 2013
Mayors Stock Option Plan [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2012
Mayors Stock Option Plan [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 26, 2011
Mayors Stock Option Plan [Member]
Mar. 29, 2014
Employee Stock Purchase Plans [Member]
Mar. 30, 2013
Employee Stock Purchase Plans [Member]
Mar. 31, 2012
Employee Stock Purchase Plans [Member]
Mar. 29, 2014
Employee Stock Purchase Plans [Member]
Class A voting share [Member]
Mar. 29, 2014
Profit Sharing 401 K Plan [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 30, 2013
Profit Sharing 401 K Plan [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2012
Profit Sharing 401 K Plan [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 29, 2014
Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Class A voting share [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 30, 2013
Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Class A voting share [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 29, 2014
Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Stock appreciation rights [Member]
Class A voting share [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                                                              
Authorized issuance of shares                                 1,304,025               100,000       900,000    
Stock appreciation rights granted                                                             112,320
Long term incentive plan stock appreciation rights, weighted average exercise price                                                         $ 1.93    
Options outstanding 664,585 624,618 496,118 323,086         168,131                 3,836 9,081 217,746 224,240               475,000    
Stock options issued                                                         165,000 130,000  
Vesting period                                                         3 years    
Exercise price                   $ 1.05                                     $ 1.16 $ 0.89  
Expiration period                                                         10 years    
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value                                                         $ 1.02 $ 0.79  
Dividend yield                                                         0.00%    
Expected volatility                                                         94.50% 95.10%  
Risk free interest rate                                                         2.19% 1.59%  
Weighted average expected term                                                         10 years    
Intrinsic value of outstanding options         $ 0                                                    
Unrecognized compensation, non-vested portion of stock option         135,000                                                    
Total compensation Cost for recognized earning         143,000 118,000 79,000                                                
Employee stock option description                         Birks ESOP                                    
Options granted 15,000                 6,454 6,674 8,174                                      
Compensation expense         0 0 0     0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0                      
Purchase price Class A voting shares         $ 7.61     7.73                                              
Exercise price per share                 $ 1.00                                            
Options outstanding, Weighted average remaining life (years)                           6 years       2 years 6 months                          
Outstanding stock                           4,347                                  
Aggregate intrinsic value                           900,000                                  
Share-based payment arrangements 0 0 0                                                        
Outstanding warrants 382,693                                                            
Weighted average exercise price $ 3.42                                                            
Warrant expiry date Aug. 20, 2022                                                            
Common stock purchase percent                                                 85.00%            
Outstanding shares                                                 99,995            
Additional shares issued                                           0 0 0              
Additional shares to be issued under this plan                                           No additional shares will be issued under this plan                  
Percentage of employee contribution                                                   25.00%          
Percentage of employee compensation                                                   4.00%          
Company matching contributions after exercise of its right to cancel future matching contributions                                                   0 0 0      
Payment portion of LTCIP value at the end of first three year 0.33                                                            
Payment portion of LTCIP value thereafter 0.33                                                            
Maximum percentage of CO's total earnings before tax for three years 10.00%                                                            
Target incentive compensation level for the first three year cycle $ 2,067,000                                                            
Percentage of total payout capped 200.00%