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Line of credit facility maximum capacity available for issuance of letter of credit.

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Line of credit facility, percentage of maximum incremental amount on consolidated earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.

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Line of credit interest coverage ratio.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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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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Description of the increases or decreases in the carrying amount of the debt instrument for the period.

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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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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Indebtedness divided by net capital.

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)		9 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Oct. 25, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Italy [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 6,000,000.0		€ 5,500,000
Amount outstanding under lines of credit		$ 0
2015 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term (in years)		5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 125,000,000
Amount outstanding under lines of credit		$ 0
Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 300,000,000
Amount outstanding under lines of credit			$ 0
Credit agreement maturity date	Oct. 25, 2024
Maximum borrowing capacity available for issuance of letters of credit	$ 50,000,000
Maximum additional borrowing capacity	$ 150,000,000
Line of credit facility, percentage of maximum incremental amount on consolidated EBITDA	350.00%
Borrowers ability to increase amount of line of credit facility, Description	The Borrowers have the ability to increase the amount of the Facility, which increases may take the form of increases to the revolving credit commitments or the issuance of new term A loans, by an aggregate amount of up to the greater of $150 million or an incremental amount such that the total amount of the Facility does not exceed 350% of consolidated EBITDA of the Company (as determined for the four fiscal quarter period most recently ended for which financial statements are available), upon satisfaction of customary conditions precedent for such increases or incremental loans and receipt of additional commitments by one or more existing or new lenders.
Line of credit, net leverage ratio	3.5
Line of credit, interest coverage ratio	300.00%
Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity available for working capital and other general corporate purposes	$ 150,000,000
Line of credit facility, unused commitment fee percentage	0.25%
Line of credit, net leverage ratio	4.0
Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate	2.25%
Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate	1.25%
Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, unused commitment fee percentage	0.15%
Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate	1.25%
Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate	0.25%