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Debt instrument floor interest rate percentage.

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Line of credit facility fixed charge coverage ratio

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Line of credit facility maximum future incremental borrowing capacity amount.

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Line of credit facility maximum future incremental facility amount.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)					9 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2019	Jul. 18, 2018	Dec. 22, 2017	Apr. 25, 2017	Jul. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2021	Apr. 29, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 30, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 18, 2019	Oct. 17, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs										$ 200,000	$ 400,000			$ 200,000
Secured leverage declined basis points					0.25%
Secured leverage increased basis points										0.75%
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured leverage net ratio										1.25%
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured leverage net ratio											5.00%	4.00%		4.00%	3.50%
Maximum [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured leverage net ratio						4.25%	3.75%	3.50%	5.25%
April 2017 Asset Based Lending Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 350,000,000.0
Debt issuance costs			$ 400,000	4,900,000							$ 400,000
Additional increase in borrowing capacity				$ 100,000,000.0
Debt instrument maturity date				Apr. 25, 2022
Additional increase in borrowing capacity			$ 100,000,000.0
Weighted-average interest rate					2.11%
Available current borrowing capacity					$ 220,600,000
April 2017 Asset Based Lending Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument applicable interest rate margins			0.75%
April 2017 Asset Based Lending Facility [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument applicable interest rate margins			1.75%
Required annual payment percentage			0.00%
April 2017 Asset Based Lending Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 350,000,000.0								450,000,000.0
April 2017 Asset Based Lending Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 450,000,000.0								$ 500,000,000.0
Fixed charge coverage ratio					100.00%
April 2017 Asset Based Lending Facility [Member] \| Swing Lines Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 30,000,000.0
April 2017 Asset Based Lending Facility [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				35,000,000.0
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	$ 800,000	$ 600,000		2,000,000.0	$ 2,000,000.0								$ 2,200,000
Debt instrument maturity date					Apr. 25, 2022
Additional increase in borrowing capacity	50,000,000.0	50,000,000.0
Required annual payment percentage					0.25%
Weighted-average interest rate					5.25%
Debt principal amount				$ 75,000,000.0
Term Loan [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument applicable interest rate margins				3.25%
Debt instrument frequency of payment					Quarterly
Term Loan [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument applicable interest rate margins				4.25%
Debt instrument , floor interest rate				1.00%
Debt instrument frequency of payment					Monthly or Quarterly
Term Loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	125,000,000.0	75,000,000.0
Term Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 175,000,000.0	$ 125,000,000.0
Additional increase in borrowing capacity					$ 125,000,000.0