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Maximum consolidated total debt ratio permitted by credit agreement. Consolidated total debt ratio compares consolidated total debt on the last day of each fiscal quarter to consolidated operating cash flow for the four quarters then ended.

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Mandatory prepayments of consolidated excess cash flow required by the first lien credit agreement when consolidated total debt is equal to or greater than three times consolidated operating cash flow.

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Term loan facility LIBOR interest rate floor.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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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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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Loss on modification of long-term debt	$ (281,021)	$ (281,021)
Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 253,000,000	$ 253,000,000		$ 225,000,000
Revolving credit loan and term loan carried interest	6.20%	6.20%		5.50%
Revolving credit facility and term loan maturity date		Nov. 01, 2023
Additional borrowings term loan			$ 35,000,000
Term Loan [Member] \| Floor Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan facility interest rate		1.00%
Revolving Credit Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum commitment	$ 20,000,000	$ 20,000,000		$ 20,000,000
Remaining commitments under the revolving credit loan facility	$ 20,000,000	$ 20,000,000
Revolving credit loan and term loan carried interest	6.20%	6.20%		5.50%
Revolving credit facility and term loan maturity date		Nov. 17, 2022
June 30, 2018 through December 31, 2018 [Member] \| First Mortgage [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt covenants aggregate leverage ratio		6.0
March 31, 2019 through December 31, 2019 [Member] \| First Mortgage [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt covenants aggregate leverage ratio		5.75
March 31, 2020 and thereafter [Member] \| First Mortgage [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt covenants aggregate leverage ratio		5.25
Existing Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 253,000,000	$ 253,000,000
Mandatory prepayments of consolidated excess cash flow due period		95 days
Mandatory prepayments of consolidated excess cash flow required by existing credit agreement		Commencing with the year ending December 31, 2018, the credit agreement requires mandatory prepayments equal to 50% of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the credit agreement) when the Company's Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the credit agreement) is greater than 3.5x; mandatory prepayments equal to 25% of Excess Cash Flow when the Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.5x but greater than 3.0x; and no mandatory prepayments when the Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.0x.
Existing Credit Agreement [Member] \| Leverage Ratio Greater than 3.5 Times [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Mandatory prepayments of excess cash flow	50.00%	50.00%
Existing Credit Agreement [Member] \| Leverage Ratio Less than or Equal To 3.5 Times and Greater than 3.0 Times [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Mandatory prepayments of excess cash flow	25.00%	25.00%
Existing Credit Agreement [Member] \| Leverage Ratio Less than or Equal to 3.0 Times [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Mandatory prepayments of excess cash flow	0.00%	0.00%
New Credit Agreement [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility interest rate margins		4.00%
New Credit Agreement [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility interest rate margins		3.00%