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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)
 9 Months Ended
Jan. 28, 2012
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) [Abstract]  
Foreign Currency Disclosure [Text Block]
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)
 
The components of our comprehensive income/(loss) for the three months and nine months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011 include net income/(loss) and adjustments to stockholders’ equity for foreign currency translations.  The foreign currency translation adjustment was due to exchange rate fluctuations in our foreign affiliates’ local currency versus the U.S. dollar.
 
The following table presents details of our comprehensive income/(loss):
 
 
 
Three Months Ended January 28, 2012
 
Nine Months Ended January 28, 2012
 
 
 
 
Methode
 
Noncontrolling
 
 
 
Methode
 
Noncontrolling
 
 
Total
 
Shareholders
 
Interest
 
Total
 
Shareholders
 
Interest
Net income/(loss)
 
$
785

 
809

 
$
(24
)
 
$
2,445

 
$
2,615

 
$
(170
)
Translation adjustment
 
(5,842
)
 
(5,856
)
 
14

 
(8,147
)
 
(8,159
)
 
12

Total comprehensive loss
 
$
(5,057
)
 
$
(5,047
)
 
$
(10
)
 
$
(5,702
)
 
$
(5,544
)
 
$
(158
)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended January 29, 2011
 
Nine Months Ended January 29, 2011
 
 
 
 
Methode
 
Noncontrolling
 
 
 
Methode
 
Noncontrolling
 
 
Total
 
Shareholders
 
Interest
 
Total
 
Shareholders
 
Interest
Net income/(loss)
 
$
5,811

 
5,883

 
$
(72
)
 
$
9,350

 
$
9,435

 
$
(85
)
Translation adjustment
 
(1,122
)
 
(1,124
)
 
2

 
4,660

 
4,391

 
269

Total comprehensive income/(loss)
 
$
4,689

 
$
4,759

 
$
(70
)
 
$
14,010

 
$
13,826

 
$
184