Credit Facility Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization

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Leverage Ratio

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Maximum possible value of increase in 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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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22))
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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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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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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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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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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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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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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Long-term Debt and Financing Arrangements (Additional Information) (Detail)		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 07, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 06, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt			$ 128,775,000		$ 20,479,000
Weight-average interest rate			1.40%		1.30%	1.50%
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity, commitment fee percentage			0.175%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity, commitment fee percentage			0.30%
Commerzbank Loan, due January 2, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt			$ 400,000		$ 0
Capital Lease, manufacturing equipment, Fulda, Germany
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt			600,000
Capital Lease, manufacturing equipment, Hamptonville, North Carolina
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt			156,000		202,000
Revolver Loan, due July 7, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt			126,600,000		20,000,000
Sparkasse Loan, due December 31, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt			$ 1,030,000		$ 0
Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			0.15%
Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			1.00%
Eurocurrency Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			0.75%
Eurocurrency Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			1.75%
Amended Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding			$ 3,800,000
Amended Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 175,000,000			$ 100,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity possible value of increase (not to exceed)	$ 50,000,000
Credit facility fixed charge coverage ratio (not less than)		2.0
Required consolidated leverage ratio as of end of each fiscal quarter		3.0
Required consolidated EBITDA		$ 30,000,000.0
Remaining borrowing availability			44,600,000
Borrowings outstanding			126,600,000
Amended Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread		0.50%
Amended Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Eurocurrency Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread		1.00%
Amended Credit Facility \| Foreign Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining borrowing availability			10,500,000
Borrowings outstanding			1,400,000
Letters of credit outstanding			$ 2,300,000