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Income Taxes - Summary of Taxes Paid (Refunded) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2021 | Nov. 01, 2020
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
United States Federal - Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) credit refunds |  | $ 1,500
Total income tax payments, net | $ 2,101 | (556)
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | United States [Member] |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
United States Federal - Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) credit refunds |  | (1,509)
United States Transition Tax Payment | 266 | 227
Foreign Tax Authority | China [Member] |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Total income tax payments, net | 921 | 349
China - Withholding Taxes Associated with Earnings and Profits Distribution to U.S. Parent | 487 |
Foreign Tax Authority | Canada [Member] |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Total income tax payments, net | $ 427 | $ 377

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