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Segmented Information - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 Store Segment Location
Segment Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | Segment	2
Birks Brand [Member] | Retail Segment [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Number of retail stores | Store	28
Brinkhaus Brand [Member] | Retail Segment [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Number of retail locations | Location	2

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Number of retail locations.

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Segment Information [Line Items]

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Represents the number of stores.

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