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Balance Sheet Components - Pre-production Tooling Costs Related to Long-term Supply Arrangements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Oct. 26, 2019 | Apr. 27, 2019
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Pre-production Tooling Costs Related to Long-term Supply Arrangements [Abstract] |  |
Pre-production costs | $ 39.0 | $ 32.8
Pre-production costs, capitalized | $ 16.3 | $ 15.0

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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs of molds, dies, and other tools that the entity does not own which are or will be used in producing goods under a long-term supply arrangement, and for which there is a noncancelable right of use during such arrangement. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 340 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011391&loc=d3e105117-122735 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 340 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6387057&loc=d3e6233-108318 + Details
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