Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Award Annual Vesting Percentage

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Award Issuance And Delivery Conditions, Waiting Period After Termination

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Maximum Number of Shares Granted Per Employee

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Maximum limit for Tandem Cash Award, which represents a percentage of the related RSA award.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Restriction Period

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Number Of Shares Authorized, Contingent Reduction, Cross-Plan Awards

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Market valuation of entity divided by earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), used as an input to measure fair value.

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Amount of cash outflow in the form of ordinary dividends to common shareholders of the parent entity.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Number of equity instruments other than options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested instruments.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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The number of shares into which fully or partially vested stock options outstanding as of the balance sheet date can be currently converted under the option plan.

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Number of options or other stock instruments for which the right to exercise has lapsed under the terms of the plan agreements.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Amount by which the current fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of options outstanding.

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Number of share instruments newly issued under a share-based compensation plan.

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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Number of shares (or other type of equity) issued during the period as a result of any equity-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), net of any shares forfeited. Shares issued could result from the issuance of restricted stock, the exercise of stock options, stock issued under employee stock purchase plans, and/or other employee benefit plans.

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Shareholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2007	May. 02, 2015	May. 03, 2014	Apr. 27, 2013	Apr. 28, 2012	Apr. 30, 2011	Jul. 15, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock - par value per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.50	$ 0.50
Dividends paid		$ 13.8	$ 11.3	$ 10.3
Compensation expense		4.3	3.3	3.3
Unrecognized equity-based compensation cost		$ 1.5
Weighted average period for recognition of unrecognized equity-based compensation cost		1 year 11 months 28 days
2014 Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for grant (in shares)							3,000,000
Contingent reduction in number of shares authorized for grant (in shares)							1
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)		2,986,500
Compensation expense		$ 0.5	0.0	0.0
2014 Incentive Plan \| RSAs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)		13,500
Compensation expense		$ 0.5	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
2010 Stock Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for grant (in shares)		2,000,000
Awarded options to purchase number of shares (in shares)		108,000	120,000	120,000
Compensation expense		$ 2.8	$ 2.6	$ 2.5
2010 Stock Plan \| RSAs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual vesting percentage					33.30%
Awarded shares (in shares)		0	0	0	100,000	640,000
Historic multiple of EBITDA, used to calculate internal enterprise value for determining size of awards					7.5	7.5
Compensation expense		$ 1.5	$ 1.5	$ 1.5
2010 Stock Plan \| Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awarded options to purchase number of shares (in shares)		108,000	120,000	120,000
Award term		10 years
Annual vesting percentage		33.30%
Award vesting period		3 years
Intrinsic value of outstanding options		$ 4.6
Compensation expense		$ 1.2	$ 0.8	$ 0.5
2010 Stock Plan \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual vesting percentage						20.00%
Awarded shares (in shares)		0	0	0		320,000
Award vesting percentage						100.00%
Compensation expense		$ 0.1	$ 0.3	$ 0.5
2010 Stock Plan \| Bonus in Lieu of Dividends
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restriction period for awards		5 years
2010 Stock Plan \| Tandem Cash Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum percentage of RSA award that could be the value of Tandem Cash Award		40.00%
Compensation expense		$ 5.6	3.9	2.1
2007 Stock Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for grant (in shares)		1,250,000
Compensation expense		$ 1.0	$ 0.7	$ 0.8
Total number of shares with respect to which awards may granted to any participant in any calendar year		200,000
2007 Stock Plan \| RSAs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)		13,500	27,000	27,000
Awarded shares (in shares)		13,500	27,000	27,000
Compensation expense		$ 0.5	$ 0.4	$ 0.2
Number of shares converted from RSAs to RSUs outstanding (in shares)				0
2007 Stock Plan \| Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awarded options to purchase number of shares (in shares)		50,500	42,500	42,500
Award term		10 years
Annual vesting percentage		33.30%
Intrinsic value of outstanding options		$ 2.1
Compensation expense		$ 0.5	$ 0.3	$ 0.6
2007 Stock Plan \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares converted from RSAs to RSUs outstanding (in shares)		212,325
Number of day after termination that awards will be issued and delivered	30 days
Converted RSUs delivered (in shares)		12,675
2007 Stock Plan \| Converted from RSAs to RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares converted from RSAs to RSUs outstanding (in shares)	225,000
2000 and 2004 Stock Plans \| Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awarded options to purchase number of shares (in shares)			0	0
Number of shares granted in previous years that are currently outstanding and exercisable (in shares)		0
Number of options expired during the period (in shares)			1,410	128,105