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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | The following table shows the roll-forward of goodwill in the financial statements for the nine months ended January 31, 2015:
|  | As of January 31, 2015
|  |  |  | Power |  |
|  | Interface |  | Products |  | Total
Balance as of May 3, 2014 |  | $ | 12.0 |  |  | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | 13.0 |
Foreign currency translation |  | (0.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.2 | )
Balance as of January 31, 2015 |  | $ | 11.8 |  |  | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | 12.8 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | The following tables present details of the Company’s intangible assets:
|  | As of January 31, 2015
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Wtd. Avg.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Remaining
|  |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  | Amortization
|  | Gross |  | Amortization |  | Net |  | Periods (Years)
Customer relationships and agreements |  | $ | 16.5 |  |  | $ | 15.1 |  |  | $ | 1.4 |  |  | 9.1
Trade names, patents and technology licenses |  | 25.8 |  |  | 15.6 |  |  | 10.2 |  |  | 9.3
Covenants not to compete |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 2.7
Total |  | $ | 42.4 |  |  | $ | 30.7 |  |  | $ | 11.7 |  |  |
|  | As of May 3, 2014
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Wtd. Avg.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Remaining
|  |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  | Amortization
|  | Gross |  | Amortization |  | Net |  | Periods (Years)
Customer relationships and agreements |  | $ | 16.6 |  |  | $ | 14.7 |  |  | $ | 1.9 |  |  | 9.9
Trade names, patents and technology licenses |  | 25.8 |  |  | 14.8 |  |  | 11.0 |  |  | 9.8
Covenants not to compete |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 3.4
Total |  | $ | 42.5 |  |  | $ | 29.5 |  |  | $ | 13.0 |  |  |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense | The estimated aggregate amortization expense for the current fiscal year and each of the four succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
2015 |  | $1.5
2016 |  | 1.2 |
2017 |  | 1.1 |
2018 |  | 1.1 |
2019 |  | 1.0 |

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