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Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 10, 2022 Member $ / shares shares	Feb. 14, 2022 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 02, 2021 USD ($)	May 22, 2019 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense for stock based awards \| $			$ 9,670	$ 7,819	$ 5,458
Proceeds from exercise of stock options \| $				138	572
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense for stock based awards \| $			$ 8,200	$ 6,400	$ 4,800
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock awards	35,588		566,906
Weighted-average period			1 year 7 months 6 days
Weighted average fair value of common stock \| $ / shares			$ 18.75	$ 18.25
Number of non management board members \| Member	7
Weighted average fair value of common stock \| $ / shares			$ 19.83
Total unrecognized compensation \| $			$ 9,600
Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock awards	10,168
Number of non management board members \| Member	2
Restricted Stock Award and Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average fair value of common stock \| $ / shares	$ 19.67
Lapsing period of restrictions related to restricted stock issued	1 year
2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common shares available for grant						1,550,000
2019 Amended and Restated Equity Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common shares available for grant			3,066,540
Increase in total number of shares of common stock available for grant	3,000,000
2021 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance criteria defined in share awards			The percentages, ranging from less than 80% to greater than or equal to 120% of the target amount of that EBITDA metric, provide for the awarding of shares ranging from 0% to 200% of the target amount of shares with respect to 37.5% of half of the 468,518 shares, or 87,847 shares.
2021 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Executive and Non-Executive Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares awarded subject to performance adjustment		234,259
Shares awarded subject to total shareholder return		234,259
Restricted stock awards		468,518
2021 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Executive and Non-Executive Employees [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance percentage		80.00%
Percentage of shares issuable based on target performance		0.00%
2021 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Executive and Non-Executive Employees [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance percentage		120.00%
Percentage of shares issuable based on target performance		200.00%
2021 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Executive and Non-Executive Employees [Member] \| EBITDA Criteria [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock awards		87,847
Percentage of shares issuable based on target performance		37.50%
2021 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Executive and Non-Executive Employees [Member] \| EBITDA Criteria of Performance and TSR component [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock awards		146,412
Percentage of shares issuable based on target performance		62.50%
Weighted average fair value of common stock \| $ / shares		$ 20.79
2021 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Executive and Non-Executive Employees [Member] \| Company Performance Criteria [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock awards		234,259
Weighted average fair value of common stock \| $ / shares		$ 18.27
2021 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Executive and Non-Executive Employees [Member] \| TSR Falls at 75th Percentile or Higher [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of additional performance shares to be received by grantee		25.00%
2021 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Executive and Non-Executive Employees [Member] \| TSR Falls at 25th Percentile or Lower [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of performance shares to be forfeiture by grantee		25.00%
Amended and Restated 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common shares available for grant	4,550,000