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Debt instrument monthly payment.

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Interest rate on cash advances.

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Line of credit facility repayment date.

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Number of installment of term loan.

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Repayment of loan period.

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The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the lessor's capital lease (sales-type and direct financing leases).

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Maximum contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Minimum contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The financing cost related to leases that have been recorded under the deposit method, as a financing or as a capital leases in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller.

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The amount of the monthly rental payments due under the lease entered into in connection with the transactions involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date, including the current and noncurrent portions, of collateralized debt obligations (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer). Such obligations include mortgage loans, chattel loans, and any other borrowings secured by assets of the borrower.

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Long-term debt - Summary of Long Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015 Installment	Mar. 26, 2016 USD ($) Installment	Mar. 26, 2016 CAD Installment	Mar. 28, 2015 USD ($) Installment	Mar. 28, 2015 CAD Installment	Mar. 26, 2016 CAD	Mar. 28, 2015 CAD
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of installments \| Installment	2
Capital Leasing Arrangements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Interest Rate Stated Percentage Rate Range Minimum		5.80%	5.80%	5.80%	5.80%
Debt Instrument Interest Rate Stated Percentage Rate Range Maximum		14.90%	14.90%	14.90%	14.90%
Term Loan from Investissement Quebec Prime Plus Seven Percent [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 2,826,000		$ 3,643,000
Annual rate of prime plus		7.00%		7.00%		7.00%	7.00%
Number of installments \| Installment		60	60	60	60
Capital repayments		$ 62,798	CAD 83,333	$ 62,798	CAD 83,333
Balance of term loan \| CAD						CAD 3,700,000	CAD 4,600,000
Term Loan from Investissement Quebec Prime Plus Five Point Five Percent [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 2,355,000		$ 3,478,000
Annual rate of prime plus		5.50%		5.50%		5.50%	5.50%
Number of installments \| Installment		48	48	48	48
Capital repayments		$ 156,995	CAD 208,333	$ 156,995	CAD 208,333
Balance of term loan \| CAD						CAD 3,100,000	CAD 4,400,000
Land and Building [Member] \| Capital Leasing Arrangements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sale Leaseback transaction implicit annual interest		10.74%	10.74%	10.74%	10.74%
Capital lease period		20 years	20 years	20 years	20 years
Repayments Of Debt And Capital Lease Obligations		$ 139,063	CAD 184,537	$ 139,063	CAD 184,537
Outstanding amount of repayment \| CAD						CAD 12,100,000	CAD 12,800,000
Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 33,000,000		$ 33,000,000
Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Senior Subordinated Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility Repayment Date		Aug. 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2018
Term Loan Facility [Member] \| LIBOR Plus 9.75% [Member] \| Senior Subordinated Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt interest rate		9.75%	9.75%	9.75%	9.75%
Long-term debt		$ 28,000,000		$ 28,000,000
Interest rate description		LIBOR plus 9.75%	LIBOR plus 9.75%	LIBOR plus 9.75%	LIBOR plus 9.75%
Term Loan Facility [Member] \| LIBOR Plus 7.25% [Member] \| Senior Subordinated Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt interest rate		7.25%	7.25%	7.25%	7.25%
Long-term debt		$ 5,000,000		$ 5,000,000
Interest rate description		LIBOR plus 7.25%	LIBOR plus 7.25%	LIBOR plus 7.25%	LIBOR plus 7.25%
Term Loan Facility Repaid in May 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 1,250,000
Term Loan Facility Repaid in May 2016 [Member] \| Senior Subordinated Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility Repayment Date		May 31, 2016	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2016
Term Loan Facility Repaid in May 2016 [Member] \| LIBOR Plus 9.75% [Member] \| Senior Subordinated Loans [Member]
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Long-term debt interest rate		9.75%	9.75%	9.75%	9.75%
Interest rate description		LIBOR plus 9.75%	LIBOR plus 9.75%	LIBOR plus 9.75%	LIBOR plus 9.75%
Cash Contribution [Member] \| Montrovest BV [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 1,500,000		$ 1,500,000
Interest on Cash advances		11.00%	11.00%	11.00%	11.00%
Term Loan from Investissement Quebec Prime Plus Ten Percent [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 1,383,000		$ 1,590,000
Annual rate of prime plus		10.00%		10.00%		10.00%	10.00%
Capital repayment period		48 months	48 months	48 months	48 months
Periodic principal payment due		$ 31,399	CAD 41,667	$ 31,399	CAD 41,667
Outstanding amount of repayment \| CAD						CAD 1,800,000	CAD 2,000,000