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Selected Financial Statement Data (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 27, 2013
Selected Financial Statement Data [Abstract] |
Schedule of Inventories | Inventories consisted of the following:
| April 27, 2013 |  | April 28, 2012
Raw materials | $ | 20,979 |  |  | $ | 24,880 |
Work-in-process | 8,523 |  |  | 10,581 |
Finished goods | 19,543 |  |  | 19,463 |
| $ | 49,045 |  |  | $ | 54,924 |
Schedule of Property and Equipment | Property and equipment is stated at cost and depreciated principally on the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
| Years
Buildings | 7 - 40
Machinery and equipment | 5 - 7
Office furniture and equipment | 3 - 5
Computer software and hardware | 3 - 5
Equipment held for rental | 2 - 7
Demonstration equipment | 3 - 5
Transportation equipment | 5 - 7
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
| April 27, 2013 |  | April 28, 2012
Land | $ | 1,497 |  |  | $ | 1,497 |
Buildings | 57,012 |  |  | 56,431 |
Machinery and equipment | 65,600 |  |  | 61,654 |
Office furniture and equipment | 16,118 |  |  | 15,648 |
Computer software and hardware | 41,745 |  |  | 42,172 |
Equipment held for rental | 868 |  |  | 1,003 |
Demonstration equipment | 8,400 |  |  | 9,806 |
Transportation equipment | 4,026 |  |  | 4,116 |
| 195,266 |  |  | 192,327 |
Less accumulated depreciation | 133,641 |  |  | 123,931 |
| $ | 61,625 |  |  | $ | 68,396 |
Schedule of Accrued Expenses | Accrued expenses consisted of the following:
| April 27, 2013 |  | April 28, 2012
Compensation | $ | 12,940 |  |  | $ | 11,475 |
Taxes, other than income taxes | 2,534 |  |  | 3,987 |
Other | 8,857 |  |  | 7,269 |
| $ | 24,331 |  |  | $ | 22,731 |
Schedule of Other (Expense) Income | Other (expense) income, net consisted of the following:
| Year Ended
| April 27, 2013 |  | April 28, 2012 |  | April 30, 2011
Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains | $ | (319 | ) |  | $ | (206 | ) |  | $ | 463 |
Equity in losses of affiliates | — |  |  | — |  |  | (36 | )
Other | (520 | ) |  | 96 |  |  | 450 |
| $ | (839 | ) |  | $ | (110 | ) |  | $ | 877 |

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