Product Warranties (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 26, 2013

Product Warranties [Abstract]

Changes in Product Warranty Liability

A reconciliation of the changes in our product warranty liability for the quarter and nine months ended January 26, 2013, and January 28, 2012, is as follows:

	Third Quarter Ended						Nine Months Ended
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands)	1/26/13			1/28/12			1/26/13			1/28/12
Balance as of the beginning of the period	$	14,313		$	13,818		$	14,327		$	13,854
Accruals during the period		4,143			3,388			11,050			10,610
Settlements during the period		(3,692	)		(3,487	)		(10,613	)		(10,745	)
Balance as of the end of the period	$	14,764		$	13,719		$	14,764		$	13,719