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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, SGD in Thousands, PLN in Thousands, CAD in Thousands, AUD in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Oct. 29, 2016 CAD	Oct. 29, 2016 AUD	Oct. 29, 2016 PLN	Oct. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2016 EUR (€)	Oct. 29, 2016 SGD	Oct. 29, 2016 GBP (£)	Apr. 30, 2016 CAD	Apr. 30, 2016 AUD	Apr. 30, 2016 PLN	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Apr. 30, 2016 SGD	Apr. 30, 2016 GBP (£)
U.S. Dollars/Australian Dollars
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Foreign Currency Exchange Forward Contracts:		AUD 12,971		$ 9,643					AUD 10,027		$ 7,216
U.S. Dollars/Japanese Yen
Derivative
Foreign Currency Exchange Forward Contracts:			PLN 22,345	214						PLN 0	0
U.S. Dollars/Canadian Dollars
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Foreign Currency Exchange Forward Contracts:	CAD 740			558				CAD 771			563
U.S. Dollars/British Pounds
Derivative
Foreign Currency Exchange Forward Contracts:				5,315			£ 3,791				1,795			£ 1,263
U.S. Dollars/Singapore Dollars
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Foreign Currency Exchange Forward Contracts:				874		SGD 1,209					261		SGD 356
U.S. Dollars/Euros
Derivative
Foreign Currency Exchange Forward Contracts:				$ 1,685	€ 1,510						$ 147	€ 132

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
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