Segment Geographic and Significant Customer Information - Schedule Of Net Accounts Receivable from Significant Customers (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 27, 2012	Apr. 27, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	10.00%	10.00%
Accounts receivable, net	$ 584.2	$ 830.9
Avnet, Inc.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	$ 63.1	$ 92.5

Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3-4)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph a(1)

-Article 5

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 4

-Article 5

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