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The period (in years) over which the net operating loss carryforwards will expire.

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to increase (decrease) in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Income Taxes - Deferred Income Taxes - Valuation Allowance - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended										6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			36 Months Ended
	May. 03, 2015	Feb. 01, 2015	Nov. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2014	Apr. 27, 2014	Jan. 26, 2014	Oct. 27, 2013	Jul. 28, 2013	Jan. 27, 2013	Oct. 28, 2012	Oct. 28, 2012	Oct. 30, 2011	May. 03, 2015	Apr. 27, 2014	Apr. 28, 2013	Apr. 29, 2012
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	$ 922,000				$ 977,000								$ 922,000	$ 977,000
income before income taxes	6,685,000	$ 5,922,000	$ 4,890,000	$ 5,459,000	4,120,000	$ 4,574,000	$ 4,814,000	$ 5,535,000					22,956,000	19,043,000	$ 20,289,000
net sales	78,846,000	81,269,000	73,991,000	76,060,000	74,043,000	72,389,000	70,589,000	70,141,000					310,166,000	287,162,000	268,814,000
Operating income	6,567,000	$ 6,027,000	$ 4,899,000	$ 5,296,000	4,444,000	$ 4,796,000	$ 5,035,000	$ 5,974,000					22,789,000	20,249,000	21,085,000
Income tax expense (benefit) related to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets													(55,000)	14,000	(11,800,000)
U.S. Tax Authorities and Poland Tax Authorities [Member] \| Valuation Allowance, Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	922,000				977,000								922,000	977,000
U.S. State Tax [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax expense (benefit) related to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets									$ 103,000
U.S. State Tax [Member] \| Valuation Allowance, Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	561,000				666,000								561,000	666,000	722,000
Poland [Member] \| Culp Europe [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax expense (benefit) related to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets													$ 50,000	70,000	241,000
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration period													5 years
Poland [Member] \| Valuation Allowance, Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member] \| Culp Europe [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	361,000				311,000								$ 361,000	311,000
Canada and China [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	0				0								0	0
U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 32,200,000				$ 45,700,000								32,200,000	45,700,000	50,700,000
income before income taxes											$ 3,400,000					$ 11,900,000
Income tax expense (benefit) related to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets										$ (12,200,000)			$ (105,000)	$ (56,000)	(12,100,000)
Valuation allowance reversal															$ (12,100,000)
U.S. Tax Authorities [Member] \| Mattress Fabrics [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
net sales											$ 77,700,000	$ 67,400,000
Percentage increase in net sales											15.00%
Operating income											$ 10,300,000	$ 7,000,000
Percentage increase in operating income											49.00%