Debt To Capitalization Ratio

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Increase in Debt To Capitalization Ratio

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Line of Credit Facility, Capacity Available for Specific Purpose Other than for Trade Purchases, Including Permitted Carryover Amount

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Line of Credit Facility, Capacity Available for Specific Purpose Other than for Trade Purchases, Permitted Carryover Amount

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Amount allowed to be spent on construction of new facilities per the covenants in the credit facility agreement.

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Line of Credit Facility, Construction Expenditure Limitation

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Minimum Net Worth Required

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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 carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16)

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 20, 22

-Article 5

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The maximum amount of borrowing capacity under a line of credit that is available as of the balance sheet date for a specific purpose other than for financing goods acquired for inventory or imminent delivery to a customer.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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CREDIT AGREEMENT - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended
CREDIT AGREEMENT - Additional Information (Detail)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 20, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 24, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 23, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 750,000,000.0	$ 600,000,000.0
Revolving credit facility, capital expenditure limitation			100,000,000.0	$ 75,000,000.0
Revolving credit facility, capital expenditure limitation with the permitted carry over	$ 100,000,000
Revolving credit facility, capital expenditure limitation	$ 160,000,000
Revolving credit facility, increase in maximum debt to total capitalization ratio	5.00%
Revolving credit facility, minimum net worth requirement	$ 717,900,000
Revolving credit facility, remaining available balance	$ 731,400,000
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum debt to total capitalization ratio	0.50
Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, remaining available balance		$ 731,400,000
Construction Expenditure Limitation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, construction expenditure limitation	$ 175,000,000
Commercial Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, construction expenditure limitation	15,000,000
2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, capital expenditure limitation			100,000,000
Revolving credit facility, permitted carry over of capital expenditure limitation			15,000,000
2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, capital expenditure limitation			100,000,000
Revolving credit facility, permitted carry over of capital expenditure limitation			15,000,000
2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, capital expenditure limitation			100,000,000
Revolving credit facility, permitted carry over of capital expenditure limitation			15,000,000
2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, capital expenditure limitation			100,000,000
Revolving credit facility, permitted carry over of capital expenditure limitation			15,000,000
2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, capital expenditure limitation			100,000,000
Revolving credit facility, permitted carry over of capital expenditure limitation			$ 15,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, outstanding borrowings	0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, outstanding borrowings		0
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, outstanding borrowings	$ 18,600,000
Letter of Credit \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, outstanding borrowings		$ 18,600,000