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, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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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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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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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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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) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 25, 2017 USD ($) Installment	Mar. 25, 2017 CAD Installment	Mar. 26, 2016 USD ($) Installment	Mar. 26, 2016 CAD Installment	Mar. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 25, 2017 CAD	Mar. 26, 2016 CAD
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Periodic payment		$ 8,777		$ 2,956		$ 1,144
Term Loan from Investissement Quebec Prime Plus Seven Percent [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 2,141		$ 2,786
Annual rate of prime plus		7.00%		7.00%			7.00%	7.00%
Number of installments \| Installment		60	60	60	60
Capital repayments		$ 62,314	CAD 83,333,000	$ 62,314	CAD 83,333,000
Balance of term loan \| CAD							CAD 2,900,000	CAD 3,700,000
Term Loan from Investissement Quebec Prime Plus Five Point Five Percent [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 779		$ 2,355
Annual rate of prime plus		5.50%		5.50%			5.50%	5.50%
Number of installments \| Installment		48	48	48	48
Capital repayments		$ 155,786	CAD 208,333,000	$ 155,786	CAD 208,333,000
Balance of term loan \| CAD							CAD 1,000,000	CAD 3,100,000
Land and Building [Member] \| Capital Leasing Arrangements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding amount of repayment \| CAD							CAD 0	CAD 12,100,000
Minimum [Member] \| Capital Leasing Arrangements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Interest Rate Stated Percentage Rate		3.60%		3.60%			3.60%	3.60%
Maximum [Member] \| Capital Leasing Arrangements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Interest Rate Stated Percentage Rate		14.90%		14.90%			14.90%	14.90%
Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 26,952		$ 32,186
Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Senior Subordinated Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility Repayment Date		May 31, 2021	May 31, 2021	May 31, 2021	May 31, 2021
Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Senior Subordinated Loans [Member] \| Libor Plus Nine Point Seven Five Percent [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 28,000		$ 28,000
Debt Periodic payment	$ 5,000
Interest rate description		LIBOR plus 9.75%	LIBOR plus 9.75%	LIBOR plus 9.75%	LIBOR plus 9.75%
Long-term debt interest rate		9.75%	9.75%	9.75%	9.75%
Term Loan from Investissement Quebec Prime Plus Ten Percent [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 1,061		$ 1,383
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		$ 31,157	CAD 41,667,000	$ 31,157	CAD 41,667,000
Outstanding amount of repayment \| CAD							CAD 1,400,000	CAD 1,800,000
Cash Contribution [Member] \| Montrovest BV [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 1,500		$ 1,500
Interest on Cash advances		11.00%	11.00%	11.00%	11.00%
Term Loan Facility Repaid In May Two Thousand Sixteen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 1,215
Term Loan Facility Repaid In May Two Thousand Sixteen [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 Two Thousand Sixteen [Member] \| Senior Subordinated Loans [Member] \| Libor Plus Nine Point Seven Five Percent [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate description		LIBOR plus 9.75%	LIBOR plus 9.75%	LIBOR plus 9.75%	LIBOR plus 9.75%
Long-term debt interest rate		9.75%	9.75%	9.75%	9.75%