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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 28, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill Roll-forward | The following table shows the roll-forward of goodwill in the financial statements as of October 28, 2017.
|  | Automotive |  | Interface |  | Power Products |  | Total
Balance as of April 29, 2017 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.6 |  |  | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | 1.6 |
Goodwill Acquired |  | 66.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 66.6 |
Foreign Currency Translation |  | (1.5 | ) |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | (1.4 | )
Balance as of October 28, 2017 |  | $ | 65.1 |  |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | 66.8 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | The following tables present details of the Company’s intangible assets.
|  | As of October 28, 2017
|  | Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Wtd. Avg. Remaining Amortization Periods (Years)
Customer Relationships and Agreements |  | $ | 56.5 |  |  | $ | 16.2 |  |  | $ | 40.3 |  |  | 9.8
Trade Names, Patents and Technology Licenses |  | 37.3 |  |  | 21.0 |  |  | 16.3 |  |  | 7.3
Total |  | $ | 93.8 |  |  | $ | 37.2 |  |  | $ | 56.6 |  |  |
|  | As of April 29, 2017
|  | Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Wtd. Avg. Remaining Amortization Periods (Years)
Customer Relationships and Agreements |  | $ | 16.3 |  |  | $ | 15.6 |  |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | 6.8
Trade Names, Patents and Technology Licenses |  | 25.8 |  |  | 19.9 |  |  | 5.9 |  |  | 1.4
Covenants Not to Compete |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.4
Total |  | $ | 42.2 |  |  | $ | 35.6 |  |  | $ | 6.6 |  |  |
Schedule of Estimated Aggregate Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets | The estimated aggregate amortization expense for the current fiscal year and each of the four succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
2018 |  | $ | 5.4 |
2019 |  | $ | 7.3 |
2020 |  | $ | 5.3 |
2021 |  | $ | 5.3 |
2022 |  | $ | 5.3 |

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