Fair Value Measurement - Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Details) - Fair value, recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 29, 2023	Apr. 30, 2022
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 23,982	$ 17,143
Restricted cash	708	865
Derivatives - asset position	0	934
Derivatives - liability position	(579)	(311)
Fair value, net asset (liability), total	24,645	22,651
US Government Sponsored entities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
US Government Securities and Sponsored entities	534	534
US Government Securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
US Government Securities and Sponsored entities		3,486
Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	23,982	17,143
Restricted cash	708	865
Derivatives - asset position		0
Derivatives - liability position	0	0
Fair value, net asset (liability), total	24,690	21,494
Level 1 \| US Government Sponsored entities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
US Government Securities and Sponsored entities	0	0
Level 1 \| US Government Securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
US Government Securities and Sponsored entities		3,486
Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Derivatives - asset position		934
Derivatives - liability position	(579)	(311)
Fair value, net asset (liability), total	(45)	1,157
Level 2 \| US Government Sponsored entities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
US Government Securities and Sponsored entities	534	534
Level 2 \| US Government Securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
US Government Securities and Sponsored entities		0
Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Derivatives - asset position		0
Derivatives - liability position	0	0
Fair value, net asset (liability), total	0	0
Level 3 \| US Government Sponsored entities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
US Government Securities and Sponsored entities	$ 0	0
Level 3 \| US Government Securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
US Government Securities and Sponsored entities		$ 0

The fair value portion of restricted cash and cash equivalents.

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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 30
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479130/326-30-45-1

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Fair value of asset after deduction of liability.

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Fair value portion of asset contracts related to the exchange of different currencies, including, but not limited to, foreign currency options, forward contracts, and swaps.

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