Aquisition (narrative) (detail) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Jan. 15, 2013 Independent [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Price	$ 5,000,000		$ 5,017,000
BusinessAcquisitionPurchaseLiabilities			19,517,000
Gain On Purchase Of Business Fair Value Adjustment	2,000,000	1,971,000
Gain Loss On Purchase Of Business During Period	$ 75,000

The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination for certain acquired liabilities.

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- Definition

Change in the amount of the excess of the fair value of acquired net assets over the cost of an acquired business after pro rata reduction of the amounts that otherwise would have been assigned to acquired assets except financial assets other than investments accounted for by the equity method, assets to be disposed of by sale, deferred tax assets, prepaid assets relating to pension and postretirement benefit plans, and other current assets.

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Amount of the excess of the fair value of acquired net assets over the cost of an acquired business after pro rata reduction of the amounts that otherwise would have been assigned to acquired assets except financial assets other than investments accounted for by the equity method, assets to be disposed of by sale, deferred tax assets, prepaid assets relating to pension and postretirement benefit plans, and other current assets. This element is gross of the related tax effect.

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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