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Summary of Derivative Financial Instruments Related Fair Value and Balance Sheet Classification (Detail) € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, PLN in Thousands, CAD in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 CAD	Apr. 30, 2016 GBP (£)	Apr. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Apr. 30, 2016 PLN	May. 02, 2015 USD ($)	May. 02, 2015 CAD	May. 02, 2015 GBP (£)	May. 02, 2015 EUR (€)	May. 02, 2015 PLN
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Current Asset	$ 8,100					$ 11,865
Current (Liability)	(42,208)					(17,309)
Net Fair Value	(34,108)					(5,444)
Diesel Fuel Contracts | (Accrued Expense)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Current (Liability)	(4,875)					(7,311)
Net Fair Value	$ (4,875)					$ (7,311)
Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay | PLN					PLN 45,000
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive | £			£ 7,403
Blended Contract Rate	0.1645	0.1645	0.1645	0.1645	0.1645
Current (Liability)	$ (933)
Net Fair Value	$ (933)
Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Euro To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay | €				€ 53,000
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive | £			£ 40,820
Blended Contract Rate	0.7702	0.7702	0.7702	0.7702	0.7702
Current (Liability)	$ (1,637)
Net Fair Value	$ (1,637)
Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of Zloty To Canadian Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay | PLN					PLN 87,073
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive | CAD		CAD 29,950
Blended Contract Rate	0.3440	0.3440	0.3440	0.3440	0.3440
Current Asset	$ 1,085
Net Fair Value	1,085
Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay	$ 77,957
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive | £			£ 55,000
Blended Contract Rate	0.7055	0.7055	0.7055	0.7055	0.7055
Current Asset	$ 2,523
Net Fair Value	2,523
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To US Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay | CAD		CAD 492,465
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive	$ 362,900
Blended Contract Rate	0.7369	0.7369	0.7369	0.7369	0.7369
Current (Liability)	$ (29,356)
Net Fair Value	$ (29,356)
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay | CAD		CAD 20,941
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive | €				€ 14,000
Blended Contract Rate	0.6685	0.6685	0.6685	0.6685	0.6685
Current (Liability)	$ (639)
Net Fair Value	(639)
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay	$ 38,434
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive | €				€ 34,051
Blended Contract Rate	0.8860	0.8860	0.8860	0.8860	0.8860
Current Asset	$ 634
Net Fair Value	$ 634
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay | PLN					PLN 216,245					PLN 169,058
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive | £			£ 38,136					£ 30,156
Blended Contract Rate	0.1764	0.1764	0.1764	0.1764	0.1764	0.1784	0.1784	0.1784	0.1784	0.1784
Current Asset	$ 293					$ 57
Current (Liability)	(1,133)					(773)
Net Fair Value	(840)					(716)
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To US Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay | CAD							CAD 461,464
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive						$ 375,455
Blended Contract Rate						0.8136	0.8136	0.8136	0.8136	0.8136
Current Asset						$ 3,200
Current (Liability)						(6,926)
Net Fair Value						$ (3,726)
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay | CAD							CAD 14,596
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive | €									€ 10,500
Blended Contract Rate						0.7194	0.7194	0.7194	0.7194	0.7194
Current Asset						$ 54
Current (Liability)						(297)
Net Fair Value						(243)
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Pound To US Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay | £			£ 146,518					£ 167,715
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive	$ 212,550					$ 256,000
Blended Contract Rate	1.4507	1.4507	1.4507	1.4507	1.4507	1.5264	1.5264	1.5264	1.5264	1.5264
Current Asset	$ 2,027					$ 3,637
Current (Liability)	(3,635)					(1,603)
Net Fair Value	$ (1,608)					2,034
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay						$ 22,198
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive | €									€ 20,228
Blended Contract Rate						0.9113	0.9113	0.9113	0.9113	0.9113
Current Asset						$ 637
Current (Liability)						(163)
Net Fair Value						474
Intercompany Balances, Primarily And Related Interest | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay						$ 83,400
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive | £								£ 55,000
Blended Contract Rate						0.6595	0.6595	0.6595	0.6595	0.6595
Current (Liability)						$ (223)
Net Fair Value						$ (223)
Intercompany Balances, Primarily And Related Interest | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of Euro To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay | €									€ 39,000
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive | £								£ 30,988
Blended Contract Rate						0.7946	0.7946	0.7946	0.7946	0.7946
Current Asset						$ 3,165
Net Fair Value						3,165
Intercompany Balances, Primarily And Related Interest | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of Euro To US Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay | €									€ 19,850
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive						$ 22,647
Blended Contract Rate						1.1409	1.1409	1.1409	1.1409	1.1409
Current Asset						$ 314
Net Fair Value						$ 314
Intercompany Balances, Primarily And Related Interest | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Zloty To Canadian Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay | PLN										PLN 94,073
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive | CAD							CAD 32,344
Blended Contract Rate						0.3438	0.3438	0.3438	0.3438	0.3438
Current Asset						$ 801
Current (Liability)						(13)
Net Fair Value						$ 788
Intercompany Billings In Europe, Primarily Merchandise Related | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of Euro To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay | €				€ 85,000
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive | £			£ 67,798
Blended Contract Rate	0.7976	0.7976	0.7976	0.7976	0.7976
Current Asset	$ 1,538
Net Fair Value	$ 1,538

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