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Accounts Receivable (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 28, 2018
Receivables [Abstract] |
Summary of Accounts Receivable | A summary of accounts receivable follows:
(dollars in thousands) |  | October 28, 2018 |  |  | October 29, 2017 |  |  | April 29, 2018 |
Customers |  | $ | 24,956 |  |  | $ | 25,593 |  |  | $ | 28,097 |
Allowance - doubtful accounts |  |  | (388 | ) |  |  | (374 | ) |  |  | (357 | )
Allowance - cash discounts |  |  | (164 | ) |  |  | (188 | ) |  |  | (245 | )
Allowance - sales returns & allowances (1) |  |  | (42 | ) |  |  | (811 | ) |  |  | (1,188 | )
|  | $ | 24,362 |  |  | $ | 24,220 |  |  | $ | 26,307 |
(1) | Due to the adoption of ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, certain balance sheet reclassifications were required regarding our allowance for sales returns and allowances for the current year’s presentation only. See Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements for required balance sheet disclosures associated with the adoption of ASC Topic 606.
Summary of the Activity in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | A summary of the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts follows:
|  | Six months ended |
(dollars in thousands) |  | October 28, 2018 |  |  | October 29, 2017 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | (357 | ) |  | $ | (414 | )
Provision for bad debts |  |  | (28 | ) |  |  | 40 |
Net write-offs, net of recoveries |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | — |
Ending balance |  | $ | (388 | ) |  | $ | (374 | )
Summary of the Activity in the Allowance for Returns and Allowances and Discounts | A summary of the activity in the allowances for sales returns and allowances and cash discounts follows:
|  | Six months ended |
(dollars in thousands) |  | October 28, 2018 |  |  | October 29, 2017 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | (1,433 | ) |  | $ | (1,220 | )
Adoption of ASC Topic 606 (1) |  |  | 1,145 |  |  |  | — |
Provision for returns, allowances and discounts |  |  | (1,080 | ) |  |  | (1,330 | )
Credits issued |  |  | 1,162 |  |  |  | 1,551 |
Ending balance |  | $ | (206 | ) |  | $ | (999 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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