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Applicable Margin Rate On Eurodollar Rate

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Call premium paid during the period

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Debt Instrument Interest Additional Interest Above Federal Fund Rate

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Ratio of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes , depreciation and amortization plus rent expense to certain fixed charges (interest expense, required principal payments and capital expenditures).

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Line Of Credit Facility Additional Borrowing Capacity

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Percentage of adjusted EBITDA that guarantor subsidiaries represent

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Percentage of consolidated net revenues and adjusted EBITDA that guarantor wholly-owned subsidiaries represent

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Ratio of debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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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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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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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Long Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Long Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Installment	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total leverage ratio				1.0
Fixed charge coverage ratio				3.8
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 300,000,000
Deferred debt issuance cost					$ 2,400,000
Long-term debt including current portion		$ 96,600,000		$ 93,000,000	96,600,000
Write Off Of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost	$ 2,500,000
Four Remaining Quarterly Payments [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, number of quarterly installments \| Installment				4
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment Principal				$ 1,250,000
Second Eight Quarterly Payments [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, number of quarterly installments \| Installment				8
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment Principal				$ 2,500,000
Final Two Quarterly Payments [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, number of quarterly installments \| Installment				2
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment Principal				$ 3,100,000
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			27,000,000
Swing Line Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of Revolving Credit Facility			25,000,000
Letter Of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of Revolving Credit Facility			50,000,000
Second Lien Credit Agreement Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			70,000,000
Call Premium Payment			700,000
Promissory Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt including current portion		$ 0		$ 700,000	0
Promissory notes, interest rate percentage				2.60%
Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, additional interest rate over Federal Funds rate				0.50%
Credit Facility, additional interest rate over Eurodollar Rate				1.00%
Credit Facility, applicable margin on Base Rate Advances				1.00%
Credit Facility, applicable margin on Eurodollar Rate Advances				2.00%
Percentage of consolidated revenue and adjusted EBITDA that guarantor wholly-owned subsidiaries represent				95.00%
Percentage of adjusted EBITDA that guarantor subsidiaries represent				70.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| One Month [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Eurodollar deposits interest period				1 month
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Two Month [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Eurodollar deposits interest period				2 months
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Three Month [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Eurodollar deposits interest period				3 months
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Six Month [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Eurodollar deposits interest period				6 months
One Hundred Million Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rate for five year Term Loan		2.70%		2.50%
Principal amount				$ 100,000,000
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			100,000,000
Maturity date				Aug. 28, 2020
Debt instrument, number of quarterly installments \| Installment				14
Long-term debt including current portion		$ 100,000,000		$ 95,000,000	100,000,000
Two Hundred Million Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rate for five year Term Loan				3.50%
Principal amount				$ 200,000,000
Availability under the revolving credit facility				173,300,000
Outstanding letters of credit				$ 26,700,000
Amount of Revolving Credit Facility			200,000,000
Credit facility, maximum additional borrowing capacity			$ 150,000,000
Maturity date				Aug. 28, 2020
Long-term debt including current portion		$ 0		$ 0	$ 0