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Revenue - Narrative - Costs to Fulfill/Obtain a Contract (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 27, 2019	Apr. 28, 2018	Apr. 29, 2017
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Pre-production Costs	$ 32.8	$ 20.5
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Cost of Products Sold	734.5	$ 668.7	$ 598.2
Difference between revenue guidance in effect before and after Topic 606 \| Accounting Standards Update 2014-09
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Cost of Products Sold	(24.2)
Tooling Reimbursements \| Difference between revenue guidance in effect before and after Topic 606 \| Accounting Standards Update 2014-09
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Cost of Products Sold	$ 24.2