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Lines of Credit - Narrative (Detail) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Apr. 29, 2018 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($) | May 01, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 29, 2018 CNY (¥) | Aug. 03, 2016 USD ($) | Aug. 01, 2016 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest paid during the year | $ 181,000 | $ 114,000 | $ 95,000 |  |  |
United States [Member] | Third Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum amount of letters of credit |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,500,000
Letters of credit outstanding, additional amount | $ 1,250,000 |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |
Letter of credit expiration date | May 15, 2018 |  |  |  |  |
United States [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate description | Interest was charged at a rate as a variable spread over LIBOR based on our ratio of debt to EBITDA. |  |  |  |  |
Applicable interest rate at end of period | 3.36% | 2.45% |  | 3.36% |  |
Expiration date | Aug. 15, 2018 |  |  |  |  |
Reference rate on which the interest rate is based | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of common stock in subsidiary pledge as collateral | 65.00% |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding amount | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Letters of credit, outstanding amount | 250,000 | 250,000 |  |  |  |
China [Member] | Revolving credit agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 6,300,000 |  |  | ¥ 40,000,000 |  |
Interest rate description | This agreement bears interest rate determined by the Chinese government |  |  |  |  |
Expiration date | Mar. 02, 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding amount | $ 0 | $ 0 |  | ¥ 0 |  |

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- Definition Amount of cash paid for interest. Includes, but is not limited to, payment to settle zero-coupon bond attributable to accreted interest of debt discount and debt instrument with insignificant coupon interest rate in relation to effective interest rate of borrowing attributable to accreted interest of debt discount. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98513485&loc=d3e4297-108586 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 25 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3536-108585 + Details
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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 13 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99376301&loc=d3e1314-112600 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 14 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99376301&loc=d3e1336-112600 + Details
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