Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization

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Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility Over Advance Amount

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Line of Credit Facility Over Advance Amount Advanced

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(2))

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The effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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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 fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit 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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.20)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 20

-Article 5

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Line-of-Credit Arrangement

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Credit Facility - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 29, 2013	Mar. 27, 2014 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)	Mar. 27, 2014 Base Rate	Sep. 30, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility	Mar. 27, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum	Mar. 29, 2013 Maximum	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum	Mar. 27, 2014 Minimum	Mar. 27, 2014 Minimum Year to date period ending on March 31, 2014	Mar. 27, 2014 Minimum Year to date period ending on June 30, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity						$ 67.5	$ 75.0	$ 75.0
Line of credit facility over advance amount										30.0
Line of credit facility over borrowing capacity amount advanced		29.0
Line of credit facility, maturity date	Apr. 02, 2013				Mar. 27, 2017
Amount of credit facility outstanding						0
Consolidated EBITDA													$ (12.5)	$ (10.8)
Fixed charge coverage ratio												120.00%
Applicable margin spread over base rate			3.25%	2.25%
Rate of credit facility	0.625%
Percentage of fee for unused amount of credit facility									0.625%		0.385%