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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Oct. 30, 2011
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES 
Our effective tax rate was 31% and 30% for the three months ended October 30, 2011 and October 31, 2010, respectively, and 32% and 30% for the six months ended October 30, 2011 and October 31, 2010, respectively. The year-over-year variance in the effective tax rate resulted primarily from a change in the mix of domestic earnings, which have higher effective tax rates, and foreign earnings in fiscal 2012 compared to fiscal 2011. Reserves for uncertain tax positions of $8.7 million and $10.6 million were released and recorded in income tax expense for the three and six months ended October 30, 2011, respectively.