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Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 36 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 24 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Oct. 28, 2012
Oct. 30, 2011
Oct. 28, 2012
Oct. 30, 2011
Apr. 29, 2012
Oct. 28, 2012
Canada and China [Member]
Oct. 30, 2011
Canada and China [Member]
Oct. 28, 2012
U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]
Oct. 28, 2012
U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]
Oct. 30, 2011
U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]
Apr. 29, 2012
U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]
Oct. 28, 2012
U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]
Canada and China Subsidiaries [Member]
Oct. 28, 2012
China [Member]
Apr. 29, 2012
China [Member]
Apr. 29, 2012
Poland [Member]
Oct. 28, 2012
Poland [Member]
Culp Europe [Member]
Oct. 28, 2012
Poland [Member]
Culp Europe [Member]
Oct. 28, 2012
Poland [Member]
Deferred Tax Asset Loss Carryforwards [Member]
Culp Europe [Member]
Oct. 28, 2012
Canada [Member]
Apr. 29, 2012
Canada [Member]
Oct. 28, 2012
U.S. Tax Authorities and Poland Tax Authorities [Member]
Deferred Tax Asset Loss Carryforwards [Member]
Oct. 28, 2012
U.S. State Tax [Member]
Deferred Tax Asset Loss Carryforwards [Member]
Oct. 28, 2012
Mattress Fabrics [Member]
Oct. 30, 2011
Mattress Fabrics [Member]
Oct. 28, 2012
Mattress Fabrics [Member]
Oct. 30, 2011
Mattress Fabrics [Member]
Oct. 28, 2012
Deferred Income Taxes Net Noncurrent [Member]
Oct. 28, 2012
Income Taxes Payable - Long-Term [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]                                                        
Income tax rate     (19.10%) (38.50%)                                                
Income taxes $ (3,736,000) $ (3,389,000) $ (1,889,000) $ (2,244,000)                                                
Statutory rate     34.00% 34.00%                                                
Increase (decrease) in effective income tax rate from the change of valuation allowance for net deferred income tax assets       (75.00%)         (123.00%) (75.00%)           2.00%                        
Income tax expense (benefit) related to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets       (4,400,000)         (12,200,000) (4,400,000)           209,000                        
Increase in effective income tax rate from the establishment of a deferred tax liability for undistributed earnings     67.00%                 67.00%                                
Income tax expense (benefit) from change in treatment of undistributed earnings 6,600,000   6,600,000                 6,600,000                                
Reduction in income tax rate from the lower statutory income tax rates in foreign jurisdictions compared with the U.S statutory income tax rate     (5.00%) (7.00%)   (5.00%) (7.00%)                                          
Increase in income tax rate from an increase in unrecognized tax benefits     4.00% 7.00%                                                
Increase in income tax rate for stock-based compensation and other miscellaneous items     1.90% 2.50%                                                
Valuation allowance                     12,800,000             209,000     825,000 616,000            
Operating loss carryforwards                     59,900,000                                  
Income before income taxes 4,532,000 2,863,000 9,903,000 5,827,000       3,400,000     11,900,000           (1,100,000)                      
Net sales 65,560,000 58,013,000 134,744,000 118,283,000                                     39,697,000 35,242,000 77,662,000 67,412,000    
Percentage increase in net sales                                                 15.00%      
Operating income 4,668,000 2,926,000 10,148,000 6,047,000                                     5,115,000 3,806,000 10,347,000 6,953,000    
Percentage increase in operating income                                                 49.00%      
Undistributed earnings from our foreign subsidiaries that will be distributed to the parent company 55,600,000   55,600,000                                                  
Domestic and foreign withholding taxes 21,600,000   21,600,000                                                  
Income tax credits 15,000,000   15,000,000                                                  
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration period                               5 years                        
Deferred tax expense from expected future year losses of operating loss carryforwards                               115,000                        
Deferred tax expense from expected current year loss of operating loss carryforward                               93,000                        
Current deferred tax asset 4,470,000 2,659,000 4,470,000 2,659,000 2,467,000 [1]     4,100,000 4,100,000   2,100,000   369,000 405,000                            
Non-current deferred tax asset 4,738,000 4,540,000 4,738,000 4,540,000 3,205,000 [1]     3,900,000 3,900,000   2,100,000   866,000 1,000,000 115,000                          
Non-current deferred tax liability 856,000 659,000 856,000 659,000 705,000 [1]                           856,000 705,000                
Unrecognized tax benefits 12,800,000   12,800,000                                               8,600,000 4,200,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would favorably impact effective income tax rate if recognized 4,200,000   4,200,000                                                  
Expected increase in unrecognized tax benefits related to double taxation under applicable tax treaties with foreign tax jurisdictions $ 833,000   $ 833,000                                                  
[1] Derived from audited financial statements.