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Shareholders' Equity - Dividends (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2021 | May 01, 2021 | Apr. 30, 2022 | May 01, 2021 | May 02, 2020
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  | $ (20.4) | $ (17.4) | $ (16.3)
Description of changes in dividends rate |  |  | increased its quarterly dividend from $0.11 per share to $0.14 per share |  |
Increased quarterly dividend per share | $ 0.14 | $ 0.11 |  |  |
RSAs |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  | $ (0.9) |

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