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Uncompleted Contracts (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 27, 2013
Contractors [Abstract] |
Summary of Uncompleted Contracts | Uncompleted contracts consisted of the following:
| April 27, 2013 |  | April 28, 2012
Costs incurred | $ | 393,287 |  |  | $ | 304,058 |
Estimated earnings | 146,378 |  |  | 114,687 |
| 539,665 |  |  | 418,745 |
Less billings to date | 514,555 |  |  | 410,110 |
| $ | 25,110 |  |  | $ | 8,635 |
Costs in Excess of Billings | Uncompleted contracts are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as follows:
| April 27, 2013 |  | April 28, 2012
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings | $ | 39,355 |  |  | $ | 23,020 |
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings | (14,245 | ) |  | (14,385 | )
| $ | 25,110 |  |  | $ | 8,635 |

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