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Property, Plant and Equipment
 12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment Property, Plant and Equipment
(Amounts in thousands)Estimated Useful Lives4/30/20224/24/2021
Buildings and building fixtures
3 - 30 years
$250,758 $234,375 
Machinery and equipment
3 - 20 years
184,223 167,577 
Information systems, hardware and software
3 - 15 years
102,861 93,174 
Furniture and fixtures
3 - 10 years
23,665 23,441 
Land improvements
3 - 30 years
23,541 23,855 
Transportation equipment
3 - 6 years
16,499 15,372 
LandN/A8,587 12,405 
Construction in progressN/A38,712 24,848 
648,846 595,047 
Accumulated depreciation(395,702)(375,853)
Net property, plant and equipment$253,144 $219,194 

Depreciation expense for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2022, April 24, 2021, and April 25, 2020, was $38.3 million, $31.7 million, and $30.0 million, respectively.