Summary of Estimated Future Annual Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Detail) $ in Thousands	Dec. 26, 2015 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
2016	$ 3,695
2017	2,780
2018	2,030
2019	1,237
2020	130
Thereafter	89
Total	$ 9,961

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (i)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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