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Amount authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Amount remaining authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased and retired during the period.

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Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased and retired during the period. The excess of the purchase price over par value can be charged against retained earnings (once the excess is fully allocated to additional paid in capital).

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Common Stock Repurchase Program (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Common Stock Repurchase Program (Detail) - USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2024	Apr. 30, 2023	May 01, 2022	Mar. 31, 2020
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Cost of common stock repurchase			$ 1,752,000
Common Stock [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Common stock repurchased	0	0	121,688
Cost of common stock repurchase			$ 6,000
Remaining authorized repurchase amount	$ 3,200,000
Stock Repurchase Program March 2020 [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Authorization amount for repurchase of common stock				$ 5,000,000.0