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Lines of Credit - Narrative (Detail)		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 13, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2018 CNY (¥)	Aug. 12, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 03, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2016 USD ($)
United States [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 25,000,000			$ 30,000,000	$ 30,000,000
Unencumbered Liquid Assets maintenance covenant	15,000,000			$ 20,000,000
Maximum amount of letters of credit	1,000,000
Letters of credit, outstanding amount	$ 250,000	$ 250,000			$ 250,000	$ 250,000
Expiration date	Aug. 15, 2020
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		3.75%	3.75%		3.36%	2.69%
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		$ 0
United States [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [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								$ 5,000,000
Letter of credit expiration date		May 15, 2018
China [Member] | Revolving credit agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 5,700,000	¥ 40,000,000
Expiration date		Mar. 02, 2019
Interest rate description		This agreement has an interest rate determined by the Chinese government
Outstanding amount		$ 0	¥ 0		$ 0	$ 0

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Minimum unencumbered liquid assets to be in compliance with the covenant clauses of the debt agreement.

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Date the letter of credit expires, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The additional amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding.

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The percentage of equity interest pledge as collateral under the credit agreement.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Description of the interest rate for the amounts borrowed under the credit facility, including the terms and the method for determining the interest rate (for example, fixed or variable, LIBOR plus a percentage, increasing rate, timing of interest rate resets, remarketing provisions).

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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