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Employee Benefit Plans
 12 Months Ended
Apr. 27, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans
Employee Benefit Plans
 
We sponsor a 401(k) savings plan under which eligible U.S. employees may choose to make voluntary contributions of such employee's compensation on a pretax basis, subject to certain Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limits. We make matching contributions equal to 25 percent (50 percent prior to August 1, 2010 and after January 29, 2011) of the employee's qualifying contribution up to six percent of such employee's compensation plus other discretionary contributions as authorized by our Board of Directors. Employees are eligible to participate upon completion of one year of service if they have attained the age of 21 and have worked more than 1000 hours during such plan year. We contributed $1,713, $1,618 and $905 to the plan for fiscal years 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.

We have unfunded deferred compensation agreements with certain officers and a former director under which interest is credited each year to each participant’s account in an amount equal to the five-year Treasury note rate as of January 1 of each plan year.  Total amounts accrued for these plans as of April 27, 2013 and April 28, 2012 were $629 and $625, respectively.  Contributions for each of the fiscal years 2013, 2012, and 2011 were $23, $23 and $22, respectively.  The amounts accrued under the plans are not funded and are subject to the claims of the participants’ creditors.  Participants may elect various forms of withdrawals upon retirement, including a lump sum distribution or annual payments over five or 10 years.