Debt - Revolving Credit Facility/Term Loan (Details) - Bank of America, N.A., and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. [Member] - Revolving Credit Facility	9 Months Ended
Jan. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement terminates	2023-09
Borrowing capacity, increase limit	$ 200,000,000.0
Interest rate (as a percent)	1.63%
Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 200,000,000.0
Term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 250,000,000.0
Periodic payment, principal, proportion of total borrowing (as a percent)	1.25%
Periodic payment, principal	$ 3,100,000

Line of credit facility periodic payment principal percentage of borrowing.

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Line of credit facility termination month and year.

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- Definition

Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit

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- Definition

The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of the required periodic payment applied to principal.

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