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Financing Agreements - (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 27, 2013
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, actual, fixed charge coverage ratio	6400.00%
Debt instrument, actual, interest-bearing debt, ratio	1.00%
Domestic Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 35,000,000.0
Effective interest rate	1.50%
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.125%
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding	0
Debt instrument, restrictive covenants, fixed charge coverage ratio	200.00%
Debt instrument, restrictive covenants, capital expenditure reserve, amount	6,000,000
Debt instrument, restrictive covenants, interest-bearing debt, ratio	100.00%
Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	15,000,000.0
Foreign Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	35,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding	0
Debt instrument, restrictive covenants, fixed charge coverage ratio	200.00%
Debt instrument, restrictive covenants, capital expenditure reserve, amount	$ 6,000,000
Debt instrument, restrictive covenants, interest-bearing debt, ratio	100.00%
LIBOR | Minimum | Domestic Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.25%
LIBOR | Maximum | Domestic Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.75%

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Debt Instrument, Actual, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Actual, Interest-Bearing Debt, Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Capital Expenditure Reserve, Amount

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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Interest-Bearing Debt, Ratio

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The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399



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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 129

-Paragraph 2, 4

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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-Paragraph 19, 22

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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