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Number of Weeks in Next Fiscal Year

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Additional shares included in the calculation of diluted EPS as a result of the potentially dilutive effect of share based payment arrangements using the treasury stock method.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 260

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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The percentage of FIFO (first in first out) inventory to total inventory as of the balance sheet date if other than 100 percent.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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The sum of dilutive potential common shares or units used in the calculation of the diluted per-share or per-unit computation.

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The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period.

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Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.

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Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2015 Segment	Mar. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 01, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments (segment)	2us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Number of days in fiscal year	364 days		364 days	364 days
Number of days in next fiscal year	371 days
Percentage of FIFO inventory (percent)	8.00%us-gaap_PercentageOfFIFOInventory
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic (shares)	10,568,582	10,544,467	10,464,820
Dilutive impact of stock options, performance units, and restricted stock (shares)	64,972	55,288	76,322
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted (shares)	10,633,554	10,599,755	10,541,142
Weighted average number diluted shares outstanding adjustment	0		0	0
Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of days in fiscal year	371 days
Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of days in fiscal year	364 days
Average [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	13 years
Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	40 years
Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	10 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	20 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	3 years
Transportation Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	10 years
Transportation Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	3 years
Office Furniture, Office Equipment and Computer Systems [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	10 years
Office Furniture, Office Equipment and Computer Systems [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	3 years