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Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended
Jul. 28, 2013
Jul. 29, 2012
Apr. 28, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Income taxes $ 2,305,000 $ 1,848,000  
Income tax rate 41.60% 34.40%  
Statutory rate 34.00% 34.00%  
Increase in income tax rate from adjustments to the state of North Carolina loss carryforwards for the decrease in future North Carolina corporate income tax rates 5.00%    
Income tax expense related to the adjustments of the state of North Carolina loss carryforwards from the decrease in future North Carolina corporate income tax rates 273,000    
Decrease in income tax rate from the lower statutory income tax rates in foreign jurisdictions compared with the U.S statutory income tax rate (6.00%) (5.00%)  
Increase in income tax rate from an increase in unrecognized tax benefits 4.00% 5.00%  
Increase in income tax rate for stock-based compensation and other miscellaneous items 4.60% 0.40%  
Current deferred tax asset 7,747,000 2,337,000 7,709,000 [1]
Non-current deferred tax asset 651,000 2,715,000 753,000 [1]
Non-current deferred tax liability 4,335,000 705,000 3,075,000 [1]
Unrecognized tax benefits 13,300,000    
Unrecognized tax benefits that would favorably impact effective income tax rate if recognized 4,200,000    
Expected increase in unrecognized tax benefits related to double taxation under applicable tax treaties with foreign tax jurisdictions 838,000    
Deferred Income Taxes Net Noncurrent [Member]
      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Unrecognized tax benefits 9,100,000    
Income Taxes Payable - Long-Term [Member]
      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Unrecognized tax benefits 4,200,000    
Canada and China [Member]
      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Decrease in income tax rate from the lower statutory income tax rates in foreign jurisdictions compared with the U.S statutory income tax rate (6.00%) (5.00%)  
U.S. Tax Authorities and Poland Tax Authorities [Member] | Deferred Tax Asset Loss Carryforwards [Member]
      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Valuation allowance 1,100,000   963,000
U.S. State Tax [Member] | Deferred Tax Asset Loss Carryforwards [Member]
      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Valuation allowance 722,000   722,000
Poland [Member] | Culp Europe [Member] | Deferred Tax Asset Loss Carryforwards [Member]
      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Valuation allowance 328,000   241,000
U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]
      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Current deferred tax asset 7,400,000   7,400,000
Non-current deferred tax liability 3,200,000   2,000,000
China [Member]
      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Current deferred tax asset 302,000   325,000
Non-current deferred tax asset 651,000   753,000
Canada [Member]
      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Non-current deferred tax liability 1,100,000   1,100,000
North Carolina [Member]
      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Increase in income tax rate from adjustments to the state of North Carolina loss carryforwards for the decrease in future North Carolina corporate income tax rates 5.00%    
Income tax expense related to the adjustments of the state of North Carolina loss carryforwards from the decrease in future North Carolina corporate income tax rates $ 273,000    
[1] Derived from audited financial statements.