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RESTRUCTURING | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 28, 2012
RESTRUCTURINGS [Abstract] |
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block] | Restructuring During fiscal 2010, we recorded a restructuring charge of $7,770, which consisted of $4,209 for employee severance, $279 in the cancellation of lease agreements, $1,564 for accelerated depreciation for buildings and equipment and $1,718 for other costs. As of April 30, 2011, we had an accrued restructuring liability of $280 reflected in the current liabilities section of our consolidated balance sheet. This liability was paid during fiscal 2012. The table below reflects the activity related to restructuring for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010.
| One-Time Employee Severance |  | Asset Write-Downs |  | Other Costs |  | Total
Accrued balance at May 2, 2009 | $ | 217 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 79 |  |  | $ | 296 |
FY 2010 restructuring charges | 4,209 |  |  | 1,564 |  |  | 1,997 |  |  | 7,770 |
Payments and asset write-downs | (4,309 | ) |  | (1,564 | ) |  | (1,656 | ) |  | (7,529 | )
Accrued balance at May 1, 2010 | $ | 117 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 420 |  |  | $ | 537 |
FY 2011 restructuring reversals | (21 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (21 | )
Fiscal 2011 payments | (96 | ) |  | — |  |  | (140 | ) |  | (236 | )
Accrued balance at April 30, 2011 | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 280 |  |  | $ | 280 |
Payments | — |  |  | — |  |  | (280 | ) |  | (280 | )
Accrued balance at April 28, 2012 | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394695&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 146 -Paragraph 20 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 5 -Section P -Subsection 3, 4 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394695&loc=d3e140864-122747 + Details
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