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Segment Information - Statement of Operations for Operating Segments (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) |  | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2021 | May 02, 2021 | May 03, 2020 | Apr. 28, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
restructuring and related charges | [1],[2] |  |  | $ (70,000) | $ 1,563,000
Other non-recurring charges | [3],[4] |  |  |  | 678,000
Gain on sale of property, plant, and equipment |  |  | $ 57,000 | 238,000 | 1,452,000
restructuring credit |  |  |  | 70,000 | 825,000
Asset impairments | [5] |  |  | 13,712,000 |
CIH [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of additional ownership percentage |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Payments to acquire additional ownership interest |  | $ 954,000 |  |  |
Continuing Operation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairments |  |  |  | 13,600,000 |
Goodwill impairment charges |  |  |  | 13,569,000 |
Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairments |  |  |  | 143,000 |
Mattress Fabrics [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairments |  |  |  | 11,500,000 |
Upholstery Fabrics [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Employee termination benefits and other operational reorganization costs |  |  |  | (70,000) | 661,000
restructuring and related charges |  |  |  |  | 1,600,000
Inventory markdowns |  |  |  |  | 1,564,000
Restructuring related charge for other operating costs |  |  |  |  | 824,000
Gain on sale of property, plant, and equipment |  |  |  |  | 1,486,000
Asset impairments |  |  |  | 2,200,000 |
Mattress and Upholstery Fabric [Member] | Continuing Operation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment charges |  |  |  | $ 13,600,000 |
Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
restructuring and related charges |  |  |  |  | 2,300,000
Cost of Sales [Member] | Upholstery Fabrics [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
restructuring and related charges |  |  |  |  | 2,300,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
restructuring and related charges |  |  |  |  | 40,000
Other non-recurring charges |  |  |  |  | 518,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Upholstery Fabrics [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
restructuring and related charges |  |  |  |  | 40,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Mattress Fabrics [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Other non-recurring charges | [3] |  |  |  | 159,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Upholstery Fabrics [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Employee termination benefits and other operational reorganization costs |  |  |  |  | 661,000
restructuring and related charges | [6] |  |  |  | 2,349,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Upholstery Fabrics [Member] | Inventory Mark Downs [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
restructuring and related charges |  |  |  |  | 1,600,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | Mattress Fabrics [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Employee termination benefits and other operational reorganization costs |  |  |  |  | 159,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | Upholstery Fabrics [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
restructuring and related charges |  |  |  |  | 2,300,000
Inventory markdowns |  |  |  |  | 1,600,000
Restructuring related charge for other operating costs |  |  |  |  | 784,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Mattress Fabrics [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Employee termination benefits and other operational reorganization costs |  |  |  |  | 89,000
Other non-recurring charges | [4] |  |  |  | (518,000)
Operating Segments [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Upholstery Fabrics [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
restructuring and related charges | [7] |  |  |  | (40,000)
Unallocated Corporate [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Other non-recurring charges |  |  |  |  | $ 429,000
[1] | Of this total net charge of $1.6 million, a charge of $2.3 million, a charge of $40,000 and a credit of $825,000 were recorded in cost of sales, selling, general, and administrative expenses, and restructuring credit, respectively, in the fiscal 2019 Consolidated Statement of Net Income.
[2] | The $1.6 million represent charges and credits that were associated our closed Anderson, SC upholstery fabrics facility and include $1.6 million for inventory markdowns, $784,000 for other operating costs, $661,000 for employee termination benefits, and $40,000 for the accelerated vesting of certain stock-based compensation agreements associated an employee, partially offset by a $1.5 million gain on the sale of property, plant, and equipment.
[3] | The $159,000 represents employee termination benefits and other operational reorganization costs associated with our mattress fabrics segment.
[4] | The $518,000 represents a non-recurring charge of $429,000 for the accelerated vesting of certain stock-based compensation agreements associated with a senior executive and was recorded in unallocated corporate expenses. Additionally, the $518,000 includes $89,000 for employee termination benefits and operational reorganizational costs associated with our mattress fabrics segment.
[5] | During fiscal 2020, we incurred asset impairment charges totaling $13.7 million, of which $13.6 million and $143,000 pertained to goodwill associated with our mattress and upholstery fabric segments and a tradename associated Read, respectively. Of this $13.7 million, $11.5 million and $2.2 million pertained to the mattress fabrics segment and upholstery fabrics segment, respectively.
[6] | The $2.3 million represents a restructuring related charge of $1.6 million for inventory markdowns and $784,000 for other operating costs associated with our closed Anderson, SC upholstery fabrics facility.
[7] | The $40,000 represents a restructuring related charge for the accelerated vesting for certain stock-based compensation agreements associated with an employee that was located at our closed Anderson, SC upholstery fabrics facility.

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