Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 27, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Rent Expense [Table Text Block]

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

	Fiscal 2019		Fiscal 2018		Fiscal 2017
Minimum contract expense	$	169,131	$	170,351	$	165,980
Percentage contract expense	73,368		80,630		87,843
Total expense	$	242,499	$	250,981	$	253,823

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

As of April 27, 2019, future minimum annual obligations required under our physical bookstore management contracts with colleges and universities and other facility costs are as follows:

Fiscal Year
2020	$	138,523
2021	133,741
2022	120,327
2023	113,518
2024	99,693
After 2024	161,090
Total	$	766,892

Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligations Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Purchase obligations, which includes information technology contracts and inventory purchase commitments, as of April 27, 2019 are as follows: 

Less Than 1 Year	$	4,262
1-3 Years	1,819
3-5 Years	32
Total	$	6,113