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Contingent Obligations and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	Apr. 29, 2017 USD ($)
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated contingent obligations	$ 53.6

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Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248

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