Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2023	Oct. 29, 2022	Oct. 28, 2023	Oct. 29, 2022	Apr. 29, 2023	Apr. 30, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 610,379	$ 608,633	$ 874,540	$ 863,307
Rental income	40,681		52,192	52,246
Product sales and other	569,698	567,299	822,348	811,061
Deferred Revenue	41,965	43,920	41,965	43,920	$ 15,356	$ 16,475
Deferred Revenue, Current	38,105	39,504	38,105	39,504
Deferred Revenue, Noncurrent	3,860	4,416	3,860	4,416
Deferred Revenue, Additions			97,773	96,121
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized			(71,164)	(68,676)
Deferred Revenue, Additions			97,773	96,121
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized			(71,164)	(68,676)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	(9,930)	(11,097)	(30,020)	(30,013)
Retail Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	599,336	598,610	844,796	835,117
Retail Segment [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Product sales and other	558,655	557,276	792,604	782,871
Retail Segment [Member] | Transferred over Time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Rental income		41,334
Retail Segment [Member] | Service and Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	18,263	18,218	24,996	24,137
Retail Segment [Member] | Course Materials Product
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	435,370	416,410	573,906	547,262
Retail Segment [Member] | General Merchandise Product
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	105,022	122,648	193,702	211,472
Wholesale [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 20,973	$ 21,120	$ 59,764	$ 58,203