Business Segment Information - Financial Information by Reportable Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Oct. 03, 2015	Jul. 04, 2015	Apr. 04, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenues	$ 156,576	$ 161,670	$ 174,845	$ 172,920	$ 187,612	$ 188,164	$ 186,516	$ 179,753		$ 666,011	$ 742,045	$ 736,650
Segment Operating Income (Loss)										(57,482)	69,548	56,038
Corporate General and Administrative Expenses										(17,827)	(17,781)	(16,735)
Operating (Loss) Income										(75,309)	51,767	39,303
Depreciation and amortization										26,846	29,024	30,926
Capital Expenditures										15,988	18,554	13,403
Goodwill impairment	57,200									57,243	0	0
Impairment charges										0	0	6,975
Forward loss provision									$ 5,200
Intangible asset impairment	32,900									32,937	0	0
Workers' compensation expense										0	1,200	600
SS
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment	$ 57,241									57,243
Asset impairment charges												14,100
Impairment charges									7,000
Forward loss provision		$ 10,000							5,200
SS | Embraer Legacy 400/500
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Impairment charges									5,700			5,700
Forward loss provision									3,900			3,900
Inventory write-down									1,900			1,900
SS | Boeing 777
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Impairment charges									1,300			1,300
Forward loss provision									$ 1,300			1,300
ES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment										0
Operating Segments | SS
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenues										273,319	319,956	315,232
Segment Operating Income (Loss)										(53,010)	34,949	19,008
Depreciation and amortization										9,417	10,959	12,406
Capital Expenditures										11,559	12,742	8,287
Operating Segments | ES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenues										392,692	422,089	421,418
Segment Operating Income (Loss)										(4,472)	34,599	37,030
Depreciation and amortization										17,267	17,928	18,346
Capital Expenditures										4,419	5,782	5,000
Corporate Administration
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization										162	137	174
Capital Expenditures										$ 10	$ 30	$ 116