Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Jan. 25, 2025
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events Convertible Note. On January 27, 2025, the first trading day after the effective date of the Percentage Cap increase, the Company issued and delivered 2,218 common shares owed under the December Conversion and the January Conversion to the Holder. Alta Fox certified that the delivery of shares would not cause its ownership to exceed the allowable beneficial ownership of 14.99 percent. On January 10, 2025, the Company issued notice to the Holder that the Company would force the conversion of the third tranche of $7,000 of the principal balance and accrued interest of the Convertible Note on February 3, 2025 at the conversion price of $6.31 per share into 1,109 common shares. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, on February 3, 2025, the 1,109 common shares were issued to the Holder. On February 10, 2025, the Company issued notice to the Holder that the Company would force the conversion of the fourth and final tranche of $4,294 on March 4, 2025, representing the remaining principal and interest balance of the Convertible Note. We will issue the shares upon the Holder’s indicating the ability to take delivery of the shares under the maximum ownership provisions of the Convertible Note. See "Note 12. Related Party Transactions" and "Note 7. Financing Agreements" for further information of the Convertible Note. Cooperation Agreement. On January 21, 2025, Daktronics filed a preliminary proxy statement with the SEC relating to a special meeting of shareholders (the "Special Meeting") to consider and vote on a proposal to change its legal domicile from South Dakota to Delaware (the "Reincorporation Proposal"). On January 31, 2025, the Holder filed a preliminary proxy statement with the SEC disclosing its intention to solicit proxies against the Reincorporation Proposal. On February 6, 2025, the Holder commenced an action in the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota, Southern Division (the “Court”). Named as defendants in the complaint filed in the action (the "Complaint") are the Company and Reece Kurtenbach. The Complaint asserts, among other things, that the defendants breached fiduciary duties in connection with the Reincorporation Proposal and Holder's own claimed intention to call a special meeting of shareholders. The Complaint seeks to preliminarily and permanently enjoin the Defendants from setting a record date and holding a special meeting to vote on the Reincorporation Proposal and from soliciting votes and proxies in connection with that meeting until after the Holder can call for and conduct a special meeting to consider and vote on de-classifying the Board of Directors and other governance changes, and for certain other declaratory and monetary relief. On February 25, 2025, the South Dakota District Court issued a memorandum to counsel indicating its intention to deny Alta Fox's preliminary injunction motion in a forthcoming written opinion and order. On March 3, 2025, the Company entered into a Cooperation Agreement with Alta Fox (the "Cooperation Agreement"). In connection with the Cooperation Agreement, among other things, Alta Fox agreed to dismiss with prejudice all claims against the Company and its directors and/or officers, including its pending litigation against the Company with the Court. Pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement, Alta Fox also agreed to vote all shares of the Company's common stock that it beneficially owns in favor of the Reincorporation Proposal at the Special Meeting. For further information on the Cooperation Agreement, please refer to Item 1.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2025, which is incorporated herein by reference. Expiration of Rights Agreement: Pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement, the Company agreed to amend that certain Rights Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2018, by and between the Company and Equiniti Trust Company, LLC (the “Rights Agent”), as amended on November 19, 2021 and November 19, 2024 (as amended, the “Rights Agreement”) to accelerate its expiration. On March 3, 2025, the Company and the Rights Agent entered into the Third Amendment to Rights Agreement (the “Third Amendment”). The Third Amendment amends the Rights Agreement by accelerating the Final Expiration Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement) of the Company’s Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock purchase rights (the “Rights”) from the Close of Business (as defined in the Rights Agreement) on November 19, 2025 to the Close of Business on March 3, 2025. As a result of the Third Amendment, effective as of the Close of Business on March 3, 2025, all of the Rights, which were previously distributed to holders of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement, have expired and cease to be outstanding. For further information on the Third Amendment and the expiration of the Rights Agreement, please refer to Items 1.01 and 3.03 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2025, which is incorporated herein by reference.