Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 28, 2018

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Rent Expense [Table Text Block]

The expense related to our college and university contracts, including rent expense, and other facility costs in the consolidated statements of operations are as follows: 

	Fiscal 2018		Fiscal 2017		Fiscal 2016
Minimum contract expense	$	170,351	$	165,980	$	140,743
Percentage contract expense	80,630		87,843		101,552
	$	250,981	$	253,823	$	242,295

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

As of April 28, 2018, future minimum annual obligations required under our contracts with colleges and universities and other facility costs are as follows:

Fiscal Year
2019	$	139,994
2020	130,794
2021	124,379
2022	113,419
2023	105,034
After 2023	192,741
	$	806,361

Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligations Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Purchase obligations, which includes information technology contracts and inventory purchase commitments, as of April 28, 2018 are as follows: 

Less Than 1 Year	$	5,201
1-3 Years	1,979
3-5 Years	107
Total	$	7,287