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Income Taxes - Deferred Income Taxes - Undistributed Earnings from Foreign Subsidiaries - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2019	Jan. 27, 2019	Apr. 29, 2018	Jan. 28, 2018
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Deferred tax liability, undistributed earnings from foreign subsidiaries		$ 3.4	$ 4.3	$ 3.1
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Dividends received deduction percentage for earnings and profits received from foreign corporation	100.00%
Dividends received deduction, foreign corporation ownership percentage	10.00%

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The ownership percentage of a foreign corporation under the dividends received deduction.

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The deductible percentage of dividends received from a partially owned foreign corporation.

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Income Taxes [Line Items]

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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from undistributed earnings of subsidiaries and other recognized entities not within the country of domicile of the entity.

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