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Stock-Based Compensation - Performance Awards (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 29, 2017 | Apr. 30, 2016 | Apr. 25, 2015
Stock-Based Compensation |  |  |
Equity based compensation expenses | $ 10,551 | $ 9,647 | $ 11,377
Performance Awards |  |  |
Stock-Based Compensation |  |  |
Percentage of payout dependent on financial performance | 80.00% |  |
Percentage of payout dependent on total shareholder return | 20.00% |  |
Performance Awards | Minimum |  |  |
Stock-Based Compensation |  |  |
Performance award opportunity as a percentage of target award | 50.00% |  |
Performance Awards | Maximum |  |  |
Stock-Based Compensation |  |  |
Performance award opportunity as a percentage of target award | 200.00% |  |
Performance awards, performance period | 3 years |  |
Performance-Based Shares |  |  |
Stock-Based Compensation |  |  |
Equity based compensation expenses | $ 3,068 | $ 3,376 | 2,245
Unrecognized compensation cost | $ 4,100 |  |
Period for recognition of unrecognized compensation costs | 1 year 3 months 18 days |  |
Number of Shares |  |  |
Non-vested at beginning of period (in shares) | 612 |  |
Granted (in shares) | 361 |  |
Vested (in shares) | (159) |  |
Canceled (in shares) | (255) |  |
Non-vested at end of period (in shares) | 559 | 612 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |
Non-vested at beginning of period (in dollars per share) | $ 23.10 |  |
Granted (in dollars per share/unit) | 24.79 |  |
Vested (in dollars per share) | 18.58 |  |
Canceled (in dollars per share) | 24.34 |  |
Non-vested at end of period (in dollars per share) | $ 24.87 | $ 23.10 |
Performance-Based Shares | Fiscal 2013 Grant |  |  |
Stock-Based Compensation |  |  |
Equity based compensation expenses |  |  | 568
Performance-Based Shares | Fiscal 2014 Grant |  |  |
Stock-Based Compensation |  |  |
Equity based compensation expenses |  | $ 926 | 769
Performance-Based Shares | Fiscal 2015 Grant |  |  |
Stock-Based Compensation |  |  |
Equity based compensation expenses | $ 675 | 840 | $ 908
Performance-Based Shares | Fiscal 2016 Grant |  |  |
Stock-Based Compensation |  |  |
Equity based compensation expenses | 1,284 | $ 1,610 |
Performance-Based Shares | Fiscal 2017 Grant |  |  |
Stock-Based Compensation |  |  |
Equity based compensation expenses | $ 1,109 |  |
Performance-Based Shares, vesting based on performance goals | Fiscal 2015 Grant |  |  |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share/unit) |  |  | $ 22.91
Performance-Based Shares, vesting based on performance goals | Fiscal 2016 Grant |  |  |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share/unit) |  | $ 25.73 |
Performance-Based Shares, vesting based on performance goals | Fiscal 2017 Grant |  |  |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share/unit) | $ 24.79 |  |
Performance Based Shares, vesting based on market conditions | Fiscal 2015 Grant |  |  |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share/unit) |  |  | $ 29.64
Performance Based Shares, vesting based on market conditions | Fiscal 2016 Grant |  |  |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share/unit) |  | $ 34.40 |
Performance Based Shares, vesting based on market conditions | Fiscal 2017 Grant |  |  |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share/unit) | $ 33.32 |  |
Performance-Based Units |  |  |
Stock-Based Compensation |  |  |
Equity based compensation expenses |  | $ 0 | $ 2,000

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