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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs related to line of credit arrangements. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the asset arising from a financial instrument or a contract used to hedge price changes in underlying assets, and which are expected to be converted into cash or otherwise disposed of after a year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Nominal or face amount on the investment owned.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash outflow for a financial contract that meets the hedge criteria as either cash flow hedge, fair value hedge or hedge of net investment in foreign operations.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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Long-Term Debt - Additional information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Apr. 01, 2017	Jul. 04, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 166,896,000				$ 162,156,000
Parsons, KS \| Municipal Bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revenue bonds purchased	9,900,000
Parsons, KS
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds received from sale of property to be leased back	9,900,000
Total lease liability from assets sold	$ 9,900,000
Interest rate cap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate hedge		$ 135,000,000
Payments made for interest rate hedge		$ 1,000,000
New Credit Facilities \| First two years
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment amount of principal outstanding					5.00%
New Credit Facilities \| Third year
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment amount of principal outstanding					7.50%
New Credit Facilities \| Fourth and fifth years
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment amount of principal outstanding					10.00%
New Credit Facilities \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee					0.175%
New Credit Facilities \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee					0.30%
New Credit Facilities \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate					1.50%
New Credit Facilities \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate					2.75%
New Credit Facilities \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate					0.50%
New Credit Facilities \| Eurodollar Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate					1.00%
New Credit Facilities \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate					0.50%
New Credit Facilities \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate					1.75%
Senior Secured Term Loan \| New Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount				$ 275,000,000.0
Term				5 years
Borrowings from senior secured debt			$ 275,000,000
Repayments of long-term debt					$ 5,000,000
Senior Secured Term Loan \| Existing Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash paid on extinguishment of debt						$ 80,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs expensed						2,800,000
New Revolving Credit Facility \| New Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount				$ 200,000,000.0
Proceeds from revolving credit facility						65,000,000
Debt issuance costs						$ 4,800,000
Repayments of long-term debt			65,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity					199,000,000
Outstanding standby letters of credit					$ 1,000,000
Existing Notes \| Existing Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs expensed			2,100,000
Long-term debt			200,000,000
Call premium incurred			$ 9,800,000