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Long-Lived Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill related to each reportable segment for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016 were as follows:
| Live Events |  | Commercial |  | Transportation |  | International |  | Total
Balance as of May 2, 2015: | $ | 2,321 |  |  | $ | 721 |  |  | $ | 91 |  |  | $ | 2,136 |  |  | $ | 5,269 |
Acquisition, net of cash acquired | — |  |  | 2,502 |  |  | — |  |  | 213 |  |  | 2,715 |
Foreign currency translation | (17 | ) |  | 127 |  |  | (16 | ) |  | 38 |  |  | 132 |
Balance as of April 30, 2016: | $ | 2,304 |  |  | $ | 3,350 |  |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 2,387 |  |  | $ | 8,116 |
Schedule of Definite-Lived Intangible and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | The following table sets forth the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of intangible assets by major intangible class as of April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015:
| April 30, 2016 |  | May 2, 2015
| Weighted Average Life (in years) |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Value |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Value
Definite-lived: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Registered trademarks | 18.3 |  | $ | 1,676 |  |  | $ | 194 |  |  | $ | 1,482 |  |  | $ | 1,461 |  |  | $ | 116 |  |  | $ | 1,345 |
Software | 3.0 |  | 3,046 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 3,000 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Customer relationships | 9.7 |  | 3,449 |  |  | 300 |  |  | 3,149 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | 1.0 |  | 103 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 608 |  |  | 129 |  |  | 479 |
Total | 8.8 |  | $ | 8,274 |  |  | $ | 553 |  |  | $ | 7,721 |  |  | $ | 2,069 |  |  | $ | 245 |  |  | $ | 1,824 |

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