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Line of credit facility additional borrowing capacity.

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Line of credit facility reserve for letters of credit.

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Senior secured revolving credit facility seasonal availability block.

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Description of the terms of a credit facility arrangement. Terms typically include interest rate, collateral required, guarantees required, repayment requirements, and restrictions on use of assets and activities of the entity.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of the credit facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Mortgage loan related to property sales in noncash investing and financing activities.

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Bank Indebtedness - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Bank Indebtedness - Additional Information (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 25, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 26, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 26, 2014 CAD	Dec. 21, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 26, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 10, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 20, 2014 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Bank indebtedness		$ 70,434,000					$ 62,431,000
Senior secured revolving credit facility, excess availability		14,600,000					16,200,000
Senior secured credit facility	$ 110,000,000
Senior secured revolving credit facility reserve		6,000,000
Reduction in the senior secured term loan	5,000,000
Minimum excess availability	$ 8,000,000	30,000,000
Senior secured revolving credit facility, seasonal availability block								$ 5,000,000	$ 12,500,000
Mortgage on moveable property (general) under the Civil Code (Quebec)			$ 188,395,000	CAD 250,000,000
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior secured revolving credit facility, excess availability		14,600,000					$ 16,200,000
Senior secured credit facility		$ 110,000,000
Secured credit facility description	In December 2016, the Company executed an amendment to the terms of its $110.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility to extend the maturity, which was set to expire on August 22, 2017. The term of the senior secured revolving credit facility now expires on the earlier to occur of (a) December 21, 2021 or (b) the date that is 91 days prior to the maturity date then in effect with respect to the senior secured term loan debt.	In December 2016, the Company executed an amendment to the terms of its $110.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility to extend the maturity, which was set to expire on August 22, 2017. The term of the senior secured revolving credit facility now expires on the earlier to occur of (a) December 21, 2021 or (b) the date that is 91 days prior to the maturity date then in effect with respect to the senior secured term loan debt.
Senior Secured Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facility	$ 28,000,000					$ 33,000,000
Line of Credit Facility Expiration Date	May 21, 2021	May 21, 2021
As Amended [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Minimum excess availability	$ 6,000,000
Senior secured revolving credit facility, seasonal availability block								$ 4,000,000	$ 11,500,000
Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate dividend payment		33.00%
Fixed charge coverage ratio		1.30
Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Fixed charge coverage ratio		1.00
Minimum [Member] \| Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior secured revolving credit facility reserve		$ 6,000,000			$ 8,000,000