Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Possible Borrowings Subject To Application And Bank Approval

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Minimum Percentage of Borrowing Base or Total Commitment Amount

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

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions 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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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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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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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Debt - Credit and Security Agreement (Details) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 20, 2017	May 14, 2014	Dec. 29, 2019	Nov. 30, 2017
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 110,000,000.0
Debt term		5 years
Potential maximum borrowing capacity, subject to Lender approval		$ 135,000,000.0
Outstanding borrowings			$ 0
Remaining borrowing capacity			$ 69,300,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Amendment Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 90,000,000.0
Debt term	5 years
Potential maximum borrowing capacity, subject to Lender approval	$ 115,000,000.0
Percentage of Borrowing Base or Total Commitment Amount, less than				50.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Federal Funds Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)			0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)			1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)			1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)			1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Eurodollar Rate \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)			2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Eurodollar Rate \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)			2.50%
Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		50,000,000.0
Outstanding borrowings			$ 5,400,000
Letter of Credit \| Amendment Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	50,000,000.0
Swing Line Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 10,000,000.0
Swing Line Loan \| Amendment Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 10,000,000.0