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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 27, 2012 | Oct. 29, 2011 | Oct. 27, 2012 | Oct. 29, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores | 9 |  | 9 |
Restructuring charge |  |  | $ 2,700,000 |
Sales | 322,341,000 | 307,679,000 | 623,842,000 | 587,773,000
Operating Income (Loss) | 10,563,000 | 12,248,000 | 18,189,000 | 15,721,000
Upholstery Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of operating units | 3 |  | 3 |
Sales | 259,462,000 | 241,400,000 | 497,629,000 | 458,862,000
Operating Income (Loss) | 21,790,000 | 20,993,000 | 37,368,000 | 32,118,000
Casegoods Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of operating units | 2 |  | 2 |
Sales | 34,528,000 | 35,943,000 | 69,137,000 | 70,074,000
Operating Income (Loss) | 902,000 | 1,962,000 | 2,181,000 | 2,519,000
Retail Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores | 97 |  | 97 |
Number of primary markets | 11 |  | 11 |
Sales | 61,198,000 | 52,711,000 | 118,317,000 | 101,525,000
Operating Income (Loss) | (575,000) | (2,683,000) | (2,563,000) | (6,061,000)
VIEs, net of intercompany sales eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 0 | 2,762,000 | 0 | 6,103,000
Operating Income (Loss) | 0 | (204,000) | 0 | 363,000
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 628,000 | 817,000 | 1,330,000 | 1,411,000
Operating Income (Loss) | (8,900,000) | (7,770,000) | (16,111,000) | (13,052,000)
Restructuring [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating Income (Loss) | (2,654,000) | (50,000) | (2,686,000) | (166,000)
Eliminations [Member} |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | $ (33,475,000) | $ (25,954,000) | $ (62,571,000) | $ (50,202,000)

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