XML 104 R93.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.10.0.1

Income Taxes - Uncertainty in Income Taxes - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 28, 2018	Apr. 29, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 820	$ 844	$ 12,600
Unrecognized tax benefits that would favorably impact effective income tax rate if recognized	440	464	487
Non-current Deferred Income Taxes [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits	380	380	12,100
Income Taxes Payable - Long-Term [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 440	$ 464	$ 487

X

- Definition

Income Taxes [Line Items]

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	culp_IncomeTaxesLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	culp_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Amount of unrecognized tax benefits.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 10B
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84176650&loc=SL37586934-109318

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15A
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=SL6600010-109319

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

X

- Definition

The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15A
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=SL6600010-109319

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis=culp_DeferredIncomeTaxesNetNoncurrentMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis=culp_IncomeTaxesPayableNoncurrentMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: