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Income Taxes - Deferred Income Taxes - Valuation Allowance - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) | Oct. 29, 2017 | Apr. 30, 2017 | Oct. 30, 2016
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U.S. Tax Authorities and Poland Tax Authorities [Member] | Valuation Allowance, Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Valuation allowance | $ 632,000 | $ 536,000 | $ 603,000
U.S. State Tax [Member] | Valuation Allowance, Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Valuation allowance | 554,000 | 464,000 | 519,000
Canada and China [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Valuation allowance | 0 | 0 | 0
Culp Europe [Member] | Poland [Member] | Valuation Allowance, Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Valuation allowance | $ 78,000 | $ 72,000 | $ 84,000

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