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Income Taxes - Deferred Income Taxes - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2017
May 01, 2016
Income Taxes [Line Items]    
U.S. foreign income tax credits $ 1,436,000 $ 1,436,000
U.S. foreign income tax credits, expiration period 9 years  
U.S. foreign income tax credits, expiration fiscal year 2026  
Alternative minimum tax credit carryforward $ 1,428,000 1,320,000
Non-current deferred income tax asset 419,000 2,319,000
Non-current deferred income tax liability 3,593,000 1,483,000
U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]    
Income Taxes [Line Items]    
Operating loss carryforwards 9,000,000  
Operating loss carryforwards, related future tax benefits 3,800,000  
Non-current deferred income tax asset   1,700,000
Non-current deferred income tax liability 1,500,000  
China [Member]    
Income Taxes [Line Items]    
Non-current deferred income tax asset 419,000 572,000
Canada [Member]    
Income Taxes [Line Items]    
Non-current deferred income tax liability $ 2,100,000 $ 1,483,000
Minimum [Member] | U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]    
Income Taxes [Line Items]    
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration period 9 years  
Maximum [Member] | U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]    
Income Taxes [Line Items]    
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration period 18 years  
Earliest Tax Year [Member] | U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]    
Income Taxes [Line Items]    
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration fiscal year 2027  
Latest Tax Year [Member] | U.S. Tax Authorities [Member]    
Income Taxes [Line Items]    
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration fiscal year 2035