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Interest rate swap agreements termination period.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Low end period remaining until maturity of derivative contract, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Date the derivative contract matures, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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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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The net gain (loss) during the reporting period due to ineffectiveness in interest rate cash flow hedges. Recognized in earnings.

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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) included in earnings related to the fair value of the hedged item in an interest rate fair value hedge, offset by the gain (loss) on the hedging instrument to the extent that the fair value hedge is determined to be effective.

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Fair Value - Additional Information (Details) - Interest Rate Swap - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014	Jul. 17, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate swap agreements termination minimum notification days		5 days
Derivative maturity date		Aug. 31, 2018
Interest Rate Swap Agreements Termination Period		1 year
Interest rate fair value ineffective portion recognized in earnings	$ 800,000	$ 800,000
Derivative liability, notional amount				$ 240,000,000
Fixed swap interest rate				1.55%
Interest rate cash flow hedge ineffective portion recognized in earnings	2,700,000	5,400,000	$ 0
Predecessor \| Cash Flow Hedging
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liability, notional amount	$ 0	$ 0			$ 238,000,000
Derivative instrument minimum maturity period		12 months