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Commitments and Contingencies - Other Long-term Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2016	May 02, 2015
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Other Commitment	$ 3,817	$ 2,176
Less: current liability	552	555
Other long-term obligations	3,265	1,621
Advertising
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Other Commitment	589	700
Deferred purchase price
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Other Commitment	$ 3,228	$ 1,476

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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