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Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Detail) - $ / shares
6 Months Ended
Jul. 05, 2016
Jun. 30, 2016
Subsequent Event [Line Items]    
Common stock, par value   $ 0.0001
Common stock, voting rights   Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock and vote together as a single class.
Subsequent Event | Class B Common Stock | Hostess Brand, LLC and Related Entities    
Subsequent Event [Line Items]    
Common stock, par value $ 0.0001  
Acquisition control obtained description The Class B common stock will be issued to effect an “Up-C” structure following the Acquisition, and each holder of Class B common stock will hold an equivalent number of Class B units of Hostess Holdings, L.P.  
Common stock, voting rights Vote as a single class with the Class A common stock.