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SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 28, 2012
Summary of Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) [Abstract] |
Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block] | Summary of Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) The following is a summary of unaudited quarterly results of operations for the two years ended April 28, 2012 and April 30, 2011:
| Fiscal 2012 Quarter Ended
| July 30 |  | October 29 |  | January 28 |  | April 28
Net sales | $ | 110,804 |  |  | $ | 115,890 |  |  | $ | 112,000 |  |  | $ | 126,401 |
Gross profit | 19,980 |  |  | 20,918 |  |  | 19,254 |  |  | 22,962 |
Net income attributable to Methode Electronics, Inc. | 1,494 |  |  | 311 |  |  | 809 |  |  | 5,769 |
Net income per basic and diluted common share | $ | 0.04 |  |  | $ | 0.01 |  |  | $ | 0.02 |  |  | $ | 0.15 |
| Fiscal 2011 Quarter Ended
| July 31 |  | October 30 |  | January 29 |  | April 30
Net sales | $ | 98,973 |  |  | $ | 107,716 |  |  | $ | 102,102 |  |  | $ | 119,424 |
Gross profit | 19,444 |  |  | 23,643 |  |  | 19,434 |  |  | 26,652 |
Income/(loss) from continuing operations, net of tax | 4,065 |  |  | (513 | ) |  | 5,883 |  |  | 9,410 |
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 655 |
Net income/(loss) attributable to Methode Electronics, Inc. | $ | 4,065 |  |  | $ | (513 | ) |  | $ | 5,883 |  |  | $ | 10,065 |
Basic income/(loss) per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | $ | 0.11 |  |  | $ | (0.01 | ) |  | $ | 0.16 |  |  | $ | 0.25 |
Discontinued operations | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.02 |
Basic income/(loss) per share | $ | 0.11 |  |  | $ | (0.01 | ) |  | $ | 0.16 |  |  | $ | 0.27 |
Diluted income/(loss) per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | $ | 0.11 |  |  | $ | (0.01 | ) |  | $ | 0.16 |  |  | $ | 0.24 |
Discontinued operations | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.02 |
Diluted income/(loss) per share | $ | 0.11 |  |  | $ | (0.01 | ) |  | $ | 0.16 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |
Significant Items for Fiscal 2012 The first, second, third and fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 includes pre-tax legal fees relating to the Delphi supply agreement and patent lawsuit of $1,047, $1,185, $530 and $940, respectively. Significant Items for Fiscal 2011 The second quarter of fiscal 2011 includes a pre-tax charge of $3,834 for litigation regarding unsecured claims related to the Delphi bankruptcy. The litigation was settled in the third quarter of fiscal 2011for $2,068, resulting in a reversal of expense of $1,766. The fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 includes an after tax gain on the sale of a business of $655. In addition, the first, second, third and fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 includes pre-tax legal fees relating to the Delphi supply agreement and patent lawsuit of $1,474, $924, $1,123 and $1,247, respectively.

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