Finite and indefinite lived intangible assets.

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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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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, from an acquisition.

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with an indefinite life, from an acquisition.

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Acquisitions - Schedule for Valuation of Identifiable Intangible Assets Acquired and Estimate of Useful Lives (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Aug. 13, 2018
New South Window Solutions LLC and New South Window Solutions of Orlando LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation Amount	$ 27,370
New South Window Solutions LLC and New South Window Solutions of Orlando LLC [Member] \| Previously Reported [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation Amount	28,670
New South Window Solutions LLC and New South Window Solutions of Orlando LLC [Member] \| Adjustments to Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation Amount	(1,300)
Western Window Systems [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Final Valuation		$ 167,000
Western Window Systems [Member] \| Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Final Valuation		73,000
Trade Name [Member] \| New South Window Solutions LLC and New South Window Solutions of Orlando LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation Amount	$ 22,200
Initial Useful Life (in years)	15 years
Trade Name [Member] \| New South Window Solutions LLC and New South Window Solutions of Orlando LLC [Member] \| Previously Reported [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation Amount	$ 23,500
Trade Name [Member] \| New South Window Solutions LLC and New South Window Solutions of Orlando LLC [Member] \| Adjustments to Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation Amount	(1,300)
Noncompete Agreements [Member] \| New South Window Solutions LLC and New South Window Solutions of Orlando LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation Amount	$ 1,670
Initial Useful Life (in years)	5 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member] \| New South Window Solutions LLC and New South Window Solutions of Orlando LLC [Member] \| Previously Reported [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation Amount	$ 1,670
Developed Technology [Member] \| New South Window Solutions LLC and New South Window Solutions of Orlando LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation Amount	$ 2,600
Initial Useful Life (in years)	6 years
Developed Technology [Member] \| New South Window Solutions LLC and New South Window Solutions of Orlando LLC [Member] \| Previously Reported [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation Amount	$ 2,600
Customer-related Intangible [Member] \| New South Window Solutions LLC and New South Window Solutions of Orlando LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation Amount	$ 900
Customer-related Intangible [Member] \| New South Window Solutions LLC and New South Window Solutions of Orlando LLC [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Initial Useful Life (in years)	1 year
Customer-related Intangible [Member] \| New South Window Solutions LLC and New South Window Solutions of Orlando LLC [Member] \| Previously Reported [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation Amount	$ 900
Customer-related Intangible [Member] \| Western Window Systems [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation Amount		$ 94,000
Initial Useful Life (in years)		10 years