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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to domestic operations.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(h)(1)(i))

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This element represents the income or loss from continuing operations attributable to the economic entity which may also be defined as revenue less expenses from ongoing operations, after income or loss from equity method investments, but before income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 10

-Article 5

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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to foreign operations, which is defined as Income or Loss generated from operations located outside the entity's country of domicile.

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Income Taxes - Income (Loss) before Income Taxes related to Foreign and U.S. Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Apr. 27, 2014	Jan. 26, 2014	Oct. 27, 2013	Jul. 28, 2013	Apr. 28, 2013	Jan. 27, 2013	Oct. 28, 2012	Jul. 29, 2012	Apr. 27, 2014	Apr. 28, 2013	Apr. 29, 2012
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes, foreign									$ 13,291	$ 12,038	$ 10,514
income before income taxes	4,120	4,574	4,814	5,535	5,863	4,523	4,532	5,372	19,043	20,289	14,198
China [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes, foreign									11,512	10,593	9,130
Canada [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes, foreign									2,149	2,075	2,098
Poland [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes, foreign									(370)	(630)	(714)
United States [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes, domestic									$ 5,752	$ 8,251	$ 3,684