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NET INCOME PER SHARE (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jul. 28, 2012
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted | The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share:
|  | Three Months Ended
|  | July 28, 2012 |  | July 30, 2011
Numerator - net income attributable to Methode Electronics, Inc. |  | $ | 3,889 |  |  | 1,494 |
Denominator: |  | — |  |  | — |
Denominator for basic net income per share-weighted average shares |  | 37,391,831 |  |  | 37,277,306 |
Dilutive potential common shares |  | 502,042 |  |  | 240,877 |
Denominator for diluted net income per share-adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions |  | 37,893,873 |  |  | 37,518,183 |
Net income per share: |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic and diluted |  | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.04 |

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