Stockholders Equity - Valuation Assumptions - RSUs (Detail) (Restricted Stock Units, USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value per share	$ 40.13	$ 31.91	$ 38.58	$ 29.31
Expected dividend	1.60%	0.00%	1.60%	0.00%

The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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