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Income Taxes - Summary of Income Taxes Paid (Refunded) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 01, 2020 | May 01, 2022 | May 02, 2021 | May 03, 2020
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
United States Federal - Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) credit refunds |  | $ 1,500 |  |  |
Total income tax payments, net |  |  | $ 3,100 | $ 2,998 | $ 4,995
Domestic Tax Authority | United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
United States Federal - Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) credit refunds | [1] |  |  | (1,510) |
United States Transition Tax Payment |  |  | 266 | 226 |
Foreign Tax Authority | China [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total income tax payments, net |  |  | 2,036 | 2,076 | 2,559
China - Withholding Taxes Associated with Earnings and Profits Distribution to U.S. Parent |  |  | 487 | 798 | 838
Foreign Tax Authority | Canada [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total income tax payments, net |  |  | $ 311 | $ 1,408 | $ 1,598
[1] | In accordance with the provisions of the TCJA, we elected to treat our prior AMT credit carryforward balance of $1.5 million as refundable. We received refunds totaling $1.5 million in two separate installments totaling $746,000 and $764,000 during the first and second quarters of fiscal 2021, respectively.

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