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Shareholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 27, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity | A summary of nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock units for the years ended April 27, 2013, April 28, 2012 and April 30, 2011 is as follows:
| Year Ended
| April 27, 2013 |  | April 28, 2012 |  | April 30, 2011
| Number of Nonvested Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share |  | Number of Nonvested Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share |  | Number of Nonvested Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Outstanding at beginning of year | 242 |  |  | $ | 9.81 |  |  | 181 |  |  | $ | 11.07 |  |  | 121 |  |  | $ | 8.21 |
Granted | 119 |  |  | 8.50 |  |  | 118 |  |  | 8.24 |  |  | 103 |  |  | 13.29 |
Vested | (69 | ) |  | 12.05 |  |  | (49 | ) |  | 10.51 |  |  | (35 | ) |  | 8.24 |
Forfeited | (13 | ) |  | 9.63 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | 10.85 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | 9.17 |
Outstanding at end of year | 279 |  |  | 9.74 |  |  | 242 |  |  | 9.81 |  |  | 181 |  |  | 11.07 |
Schedule of Stock Option Award Activity | A summary of stock option activity under all stock option plans during the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013 is as follows:
| Stock Options |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at April 28, 2012 | 3,290 |  |  | $ | 13.73 |  |  | 5.34 |  |  | $ | 463 |
Granted | 485 |  |  | 9.51 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Canceled or forfeited | (157 | ) |  | 12.55 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Exercised | (197 | ) |  | 6.69 |  |  | — |  |  | 562 |
Outstanding at April 27, 2013 | 3,421 |  |  | $ | 13.59 |  |  | 5.09 |  |  | $ | 1,176 |
Shares vested and expected to vest | 3,377 |  |  | $ | 13.63 |  |  | 5.05 |  |  | $ | 1,166 |
Exercisable at April 27, 2013 | 2,301 |  |  | $ | 15.42 |  |  | 3.71 |  |  | $ | 828 |
Schedule of Weighted-Average Assumptions | The following table provides the weighted-average fair value of options granted and the related assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model:
| Year Ended
| April 27, 2013 |  | April 28, 2012 |  | April 30, 2011
Fair Value of options granted | $ | 3.43 |  |  | $ | 3.46 |  |  | $ | 5.74 |
Risk-free interest rate | 0.71 - 1.13% |  |  | 1.10 - 1.50% |  |  | 1.40 - 2.30% |
Expected dividend rate | 2.43 | % |  | 0.71 - 2.15% |  |  | 0.67 - 0.68% |
Expected volatility | 45.60 - 46.15% |  |  | 44.59 - 46.85% |  |  | 42.00 - 46.00% |
Expected life of option | 5.9 - 6.8 years |  |  | 5.9 - 6.8 years |  |  | 5.9 - 6.7 years |
Schedule of Share-Based Compensation Expense by Award Type | The following table presents a summary of the share-based compensation expense by equity type as follows:
| Year Ended
| April 27, 2013 |  | April 28, 2012 |  | April 30, 2011
Stock options | $ | 1,812 |  |  | $ | 2,565 |  |  | $ | 2,671 |
Restricted stock and stock units | 765 |  |  | 256 |  |  | 256 |
Employee stock purchase plans | 460 |  |  | 441 |  |  | 443 |
| $ | 3,037 |  |  | $ | 3,262 |  |  | $ | 3,370 |
Schedule of Share-Based Compensation Expense | A summary of the share-based compensation expenses for stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and shares issued under the ESPP for the fiscal years ended April 27, 2013, April 28, 2012 and April 30, 2011 is as follows:
| Year Ended
| April 27, 2013 |  | April 28, 2012 |  | April 30, 2011
Cost of goods sold | $ | 633 |  |  | $ | 610 |  |  | $ | 565 |
Selling | 856 |  |  | 982 |  |  | 1,065 |
General and administrative | 980 |  |  | 1,059 |  |  | 1,103 |
Product design and development | 568 |  |  | 611 |  |  | 637 |
| $ | 3,037 |  |  | $ | 3,262 |  |  | $ | 3,370 |

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