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Income Taxes - Deferred Income Taxes - Valuation Allowance - Narrative (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended					3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		42 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			30 Months Ended	36 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 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	Apr. 27, 2014 U.S. Tax Authorities and Poland Tax Authorities [Member] Deferred Tax Asset Loss Carryforwards [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 U.S. Tax Authorities and Poland Tax Authorities [Member] Deferred Tax Asset Loss Carryforwards [Member]	Jan. 27, 2013 U.S. State Tax [Member]	Apr. 27, 2014 U.S. State Tax [Member] Deferred Tax Asset Loss Carryforwards [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 U.S. State Tax [Member] Deferred Tax Asset Loss Carryforwards [Member]	Apr. 27, 2014 Poland [Member] Culp Europe [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Poland [Member] Culp Europe [Member]	Apr. 27, 2014 Poland [Member] Culp Europe [Member]	Apr. 27, 2014 Poland [Member] Deferred Tax Asset Loss Carryforwards [Member] Culp Europe [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Poland [Member] Deferred Tax Asset Loss Carryforwards [Member] Culp Europe [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]	Apr. 27, 2014 U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 U.S. Tax Authorities [Member] Mattress Fabrics [Member]	Oct. 31, 2010 U.S. Tax Authorities [Member] Mattress Fabrics [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 U.S. Tax Authorities [Member] Mattress Fabrics [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 U.S. Tax Authorities [Member] Mattress Fabrics [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 U.S. Tax Authorities [Member] Mattress Fabrics [Member]	May 01, 2011 U.S. Tax Authorities [Member] Mattress Fabrics [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 U.S. Tax Authorities [Member] Deferred Tax Asset Loss Carryforwards [Member]	Apr. 27, 2014 Canada [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Canada [Member]	Apr. 27, 2014 China [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 China [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	$ 977,000				$ 963,000				$ 977,000	$ 963,000		$ 977,000	$ 963,000		$ 666,000	$ 722,000				$ 311,000	$ 241,000		$ 12,800,000					$ 12,800,000		$ 12,800,000								$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Operating loss carryforwards																							59,900,000			45,700,000	50,700,000	59,900,000		59,900,000
income before income taxes	4,120,000	4,574,000	4,814,000	5,535,000	5,863,000	4,523,000	4,532,000	5,372,000	19,043,000	20,289,000	14,198,000								(1,900,000)						3,400,000				10,000,000	11,900,000
net sales	74,043,000	72,389,000	70,589,000	70,141,000	70,375,000	63,695,000	65,560,000	69,184,000	287,162,000	268,814,000	254,443,000																				35,200,000	28,300,000	77,700,000	67,400,000	145,500,000	122,400,000
Operating income	4,444,000	4,796,000	5,035,000	5,974,000	6,076,000	4,863,000	4,668,000	5,479,000	20,249,000	21,085,000	14,706,000																				3,800,000	3,300,000	10,300,000	7,000,000	15,800,000	15,400,000
Income tax expense (benefit) related to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets									14,000	(11,800,000)	(3,700,000)			103,000			70,000	241,000				(12,200,000)	211,000	(4,400,000)		(56,000)	(12,100,000)	(4,200,000)									447,000
Percentage increase in net sales																																	15.00%
Percentage increase in operating income																																	49.00%
Valuation allowance reversal																											$ (12,100,000)
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration period																	5 years

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