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Common Stock Repurchase Program (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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May 01, 2022 | May 02, 2021 | May 03, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cost of common stock repurchase | $ 1,752,000 |  | $ 1,680,000 |
Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Common stock repurchased | 121,688 | 0 | 142,496 |
Remaining authorized repurchase amount | $ 3,200,000 |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program March 2020 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Authorization amount for repurchase of common stock |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000.0
Stock Repurchase Program September 5, 2019 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Common stock repurchased |  |  | 142,496 |
Cost of common stock repurchase |  |  | $ 1,700,000 |

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