CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2016	Oct. 24, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 35,113	$ 35,782
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used for) operating activities
Deferred income tax expense	1,089	138
Provision for doubtful accounts	(18)	(426)
Depreciation and amortization	13,999	12,679
Equity-based compensation expense	5,880	5,123
Pension plan contributions	(2,300)	(7,000)
Change in receivables	784	4,980
Change in inventories	(3,747)	(21,501)
Change in other assets	(1,868)	(5,656)
Change in payables	1,549	(628)
Change in other liabilities	1,898	(1,768)
Net cash provided by operating activities	52,379	21,723
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from disposals of assets	143	2,491
Capital expenditures	(10,226)	(13,949)
Purchases of investments	(17,814)	(11,693)
Proceeds from sales of investments	9,757	19,409
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(15,997)	(19,232)
Change in restricted cash	(10)	660
Net cash used for investing activities	(34,147)	(22,314)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from credit facility		4,000
Payments on debt	(156)	(283)
Stock issued for stock and employee benefit plans	3,095	253
Excess tax benefit on stock option exercises	1,826	392
Purchases of common stock	(19,766)	(18,461)
Dividends paid	(9,869)	(8,112)
Net cash used for financing activities	(24,870)	(22,211)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	(149)	(934)
Change in cash and equivalents	(6,787)	(23,736)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	112,358	98,302
Cash and equivalents at end of period	105,571	$ 74,566
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities
Capital expenditures included in payables	$ 681