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Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events On September 4, 2014, our Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.10 per share payable on September 26, 2014 to shareholders of record of our common stock on September 15, 2014. Subsequent to the end of the first quarter, Daktronics Inc. acquired 100 percent ownership in Data Display, a European transportation display company, for an undisclosed amount.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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