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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	May 01, 2025 USD ($) Location shares	Apr. 01, 2025 USD ($) Location	Jan. 03, 2025 USD ($) Location shares	Feb. 01, 2024 USD ($) Location shares
Southern Ice Equipment Distributors, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations in which the company operates \| Location	7
Cash consideration for business acquisition	$ 14,250
Stock issued for acquisition \| shares	7,400
Fair value of equity shares issued or issuable	$ 3,413
Goodwill acquired	$ 7,832
Businesss acquistion goodwill expected period of tax deduction	15 years
Cash acquired	$ 694
Annual sales	$ 30,000
Hawkins HVAC Distributors Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations in which the company operates \| Location		2
Cash consideration for business acquisition		$ 2,530
Cash acquired		366
Annual sales		$ 9,000
W.L. Lashley Associates, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations in which the company operates \| Location			1
Cash consideration for business acquisition			$ 3,662
Stock issued for acquisition \| shares			1,036
Fair value of equity shares issued or issuable			$ 493
Proceeds from non-controlling interest for Business Acquisition			999
Goodwill acquired			$ 3,064
Businesss acquistion goodwill expected period of tax deduction			15 years
Cash acquired			$ 837
Repayment of indebtedness			838
Annual sales			$ 8,000
Commercial Specialists Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations in which the company operates \| Location				2
Cash consideration for business acquisition				$ 6,037
Stock issued for acquisition \| shares				1,904
Fair value of equity shares issued or issuable				$ 752
Goodwill acquired				$ 2,469
Businesss acquistion goodwill expected period of tax deduction				15 years
Cash acquired				$ 1,426
Repayment of indebtedness				562
Annual sales				$ 13,000