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Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Financial Information - Consolidated Statements of Operations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 26, 2014	Jun. 27, 2014	Mar. 28, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 27, 2013	Jun. 28, 2013	Mar. 29, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
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Net sales	$ 211,909us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 239,942us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 232,990us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 169,904us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 196,431us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 227,835us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 229,861us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 172,545us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 854,745us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 826,672us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 837,140us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Cost of goods sold (excluding depreciation and amortization)	183,540	202,160	193,077	146,971	171,539	188,792	190,461	149,170	725,748	699,962	701,045
Selling and general (excluding depreciation and amortization)									71,620	75,428	83,492
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Intercompany interest income (expense)									0emax_IntercompanyIncomeLossNet	0emax_IntercompanyIncomeLossNet	0emax_IntercompanyIncomeLossNet
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Loss before income taxes	(20,428)	(16,775)	(4,299)	(18,579)	(13,599)	3,177	(1,859)	(27,375)	(60,081)	(39,656)	(38,491)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									(802)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(14,761)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(1,723)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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Parent
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales									0	0	0
Cost of goods sold (excluding depreciation and amortization)									0	0	0
Selling and general (excluding depreciation and amortization)									424	668	318
Depreciation and amortization									0	0	0
Other operating charges									0	0	0
Multiemployer pension withdrawal											0
Income (loss) from operations									(424)	(668)	(318)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries									(58,855)	(24,227)	(36,450)
Interest expense									0	0	0
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Provision (benefit) for income taxes									0	0	0
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Subsidiary Issuer
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales									590,742	561,277	565,237
Cost of goods sold (excluding depreciation and amortization)									508,022	479,813	474,058
Selling and general (excluding depreciation and amortization)									48,358	49,670	55,752
Depreciation and amortization									21,539	23,349	22,403
Other operating charges									4,432	3,196	2,336
Multiemployer pension withdrawal											39
Income (loss) from operations									8,391	5,249	10,649
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries									(5,328)	(14,391)	(13,618)
Interest expense									(54,078)	(52,888)	(53,859)
Intercompany interest income (expense)									18,033	17,678	17,353
Other (loss) income, net									(25,129)	8,191	4,960
Loss before income taxes									(58,111)	(36,161)	(34,515)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									744	(11,934)	1,935
Net loss									(58,855)	(24,227)	(36,450)
Non-Guarantor
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales									271,527	272,942	281,912
Cost of goods sold (excluding depreciation and amortization)									225,250	227,696	236,996
Selling and general (excluding depreciation and amortization)									22,838	25,090	27,422
Depreciation and amortization									10,889	11,750	12,381
Other operating charges									1,927	5,969	4,089
Multiemployer pension withdrawal											0
Income (loss) from operations									10,623	2,437	1,024
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Interest expense									(1,440)	(1,190)	(999)
Intercompany interest income (expense)									(18,033)	(17,678)	(17,353)
Other (loss) income, net									1,976	(787)	52
Loss before income taxes									(6,874)	(17,218)	(17,276)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									(1,546)	(2,827)	(3,658)
Net loss									(5,328)	(14,391)	(13,618)
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales									(7,524)	(7,547)	(10,009)
Cost of goods sold (excluding depreciation and amortization)									(7,524)	(7,547)	(10,009)
Selling and general (excluding depreciation and amortization)									0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization									0	0	0
Other operating charges									0	0	0
Multiemployer pension withdrawal											0
Income (loss) from operations									0	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries									64,183	38,618	50,068
Interest expense									0	0	0
Intercompany interest income (expense)									0	0	0
Other (loss) income, net									0	0	0
Loss before income taxes									64,183	38,618	50,068
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									0	0	0
Net loss									$ 64,183	$ 38,618	$ 50,068