Excess Revenue

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Minimum Tangible Net Worth As Entered Into Amended Credit Agreement

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Percentage Of Minimum Tangible Net Worth Covenant Of Credit Facility

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- Definition

Sale Of Purchased Operations

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Amount of assets acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 55

-Paragraph 37

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 19, 2013 Third Amendment [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Folder Express [Member]	Sep. 27, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Custom Envelope Division [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Folder Express [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Assets acquired			$ 47,250,000
Net Sales				40,000,000
Acquired assets and assumed trade liabilities					15,000,000
Sales of the purchased operations		20,000,000
Minimum tangible net worth, amount	$ 100,000,000
Minimum tangible net worth percentage	25.00%