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Summary of Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2016
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Unaudited Quarterly Results of Operations | The following is a summary of unaudited quarterly results of operations for the years ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015:
| Fiscal 2016 Quarter Ended
| August 1 |  | October 31 |  | January 30 |  | April 30
Net sales | $ | 203.3 |  |  | $ | 208.4 |  |  | $ | 184.6 |  |  | $ | 212.8 |
Gross profit | $ | 53.6 |  |  | $ | 50.9 |  |  | $ | 47.6 |  |  | $ | 60.8 |
Net income attributable to Methode Electronics, Inc. | $ | 23.5 |  |  | $ | 21.2 |  |  | $ | 17.2 |  |  | $ | 22.7 |
Net income per basic common share | $ | 0.60 |  |  | $ | 0.55 |  |  | $ | 0.45 |  |  | $ | 0.61 |
Net income per diluted common share | $ | 0.60 |  |  | $ | 0.54 |  |  | $ | 0.45 |  |  | $ | 0.61 |
| Fiscal 2015 Quarter Ended
| August 2 |  | November 1 |  | January 31 |  | May 2
Net sales | $ | 218.1 |  |  | $ | 229.7 |  |  | $ | 206.0 |  |  | $ | 227.3 |
Gross profit | $ | 50.5 |  |  | $ | 60.2 |  |  | $ | 56.2 |  |  | $ | 51.9 |
Net income attributable to Methode Electronics, Inc. | $ | 21.4 |  |  | $ | 26.0 |  |  | $ | 27.1 |  |  | $ | 26.6 |
Net income per basic common share | $ | 0.56 |  |  | $ | 0.67 |  |  | $ | 0.69 |  |  | $ | 0.69 |
Net income per diluted common share | $ | 0.55 |  |  | $ | 0.66 |  |  | $ | 0.68 |  |  | $ | 0.68 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of quarterly financial data. Includes, but is not limited to, financial information for fiscal quarters, cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle and earnings per share data. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 270 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a)-(j) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68076893&loc=d3e1280-108306 + Details
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