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Gross margin percentage.

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Non-cash inventory charge.

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Percentage of decline in net sales.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of loss from reductions in inventory due to subsequent measurement adjustments, including, but not limited to, physical deterioration, obsolescence, or changes in price levels.

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Inventories - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
Inventories - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2023	Jul. 30, 2023	Oct. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 29, 2023	Oct. 30, 2022
Inventory [Line Items]
Non-cash inventory charges	$ (1,300,000)		$ 5,300,000		$ (2,000,000)	$ 6,400,000
Non-cash inventory charges					(2,001,000)	6,439,000
Exit of Cut and Sew Upholstery Fabrics Operation [Member] \| Ouanaminthe, Haiti [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on disposal	78,000
Partially offset charge for markdowns of inventory	78,000
Mattress and Upholstery Fabrics [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Non-cash inventory charges	(1,300,000)		2,300,000		(2,000,000)	3,400,000
Credit related adjustments to inventory	1,200,000				2,100,000
Restructuring related charge					101,000
Mattress Fabrics [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Non-cash inventory charges	(801,000)		$ 3,800,000		(1,500,000)	4,200,000
Percentage of decline in net sales			35.80%
Gross margin percentage excluding non-cash inventory charges			(8.70%)
Gross margin percentage				15.00%
Non-cash inventory charges			$ 2,900,000			2,900,000
Upholstery Fabrics [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Non-cash inventory charges	(482,000)		1,500,000		$ (453,000)	2,200,000
Upholstery Fabrics [Member] \| Disposal and Markdowns of Inventory [Member] \| Ouanaminthe, Haiti [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Restructuring related charge	$ 78,000	$ 179,000
Upholstery Fabrics [Member] \| Disposal and Markdowns of Inventory [Member] \| Shanghai, China [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Restructuring related charge			$ 98,000			$ 98,000