Home Accessories Segment - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 22, 2018	May 03, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Aug. 31, 2018	Feb. 02, 2020	May 03, 2020	Apr. 28, 2019
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Contingent consideration-earn-out obligation								$ 5,856,000
Loss on disposal of discontinued operation							$ (1,606,000)
Leases, monthly payments							$ 2,524,000
eLuxury [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest			20.00%				20.00%
eLuxury [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Amount of consideration received in sale of ownership interest	$ 509,500
Amount of settlement of borrowings payable by eLuxury under the agreement	300,000
Amount of loan, borrowers agreed to repay after closing of sale transaction	$ 1,000,000
Disposal group loan amount closing period after sale transaction	30 days
Outstanding trade accounts payable from disposal group	$ 613,000
Trade accounts payable, repayment period	60 days
Loss on disposal of discontinued operation	$ 1,900,000
Net sales and cost of sales related to inventory shipments			$ 7,000
eLuxury [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities discontinued operations							$ (2,300,000)	(1,500,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities discontinued operation							(134,000)	(54,000)
Noncntrolling interest of eluxury							2,400,000	1,500,000
Loss on disposal of discontinued operation							1,900,000
Loss on disposal of discontinued operation							1,600,000
Cash held for former noncontrolling interests							$ 285,000
eLuxury [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Majority ownership percentage acquired		80.00%	80.00%				80.00%
Consideration for acquisition		$ 18,130,000
Purchase price		12,500,000
Contingent consideration-earn-out obligation		5,600,000
Payment for acquisition		$ 11,600,000		$ 749,000	$ 185,000
Goodwill, statutory period deductible for income tax purposes							15 years
Loss on disposal of discontinued operation	$ 1,900,000
Contingent consideration arrangement, description							The Equity Agreement contained a contingent consideration arrangement that required us to pay the seller, who was also the owner of the noncontrolling interest, an earn-out payment based on a multiple of adjusted EBITDA, as defined in the Equity Agreement, for the twelve-month period ending August 31, 2021, less $12.0 million
Contingent consideration arrangement, basis for amount							We recorded a contingent liability at the acquisition date for this earn-out obligation at its fair value totaling $5.6 million based on the Black Scholes pricing model
Reversal of contingent consideration, earn-out obligation						$ 6,100,000
Disposal date							Mar. 31, 2020
Net sales and cost of sales related to inventory shipments							$ 968,000	612,000
Unpaid lease payments guarantees percentage							70.00%
Lease agreement expiry date							2024-09
Leases, monthly payments							$ 18,865
eLuxury [Member] | Shareholders' equity attributable to Culp Inc. [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net income (loss) allocation percentage							70.00%
eLuxury [Member] | Non-Controlling Interest [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net income (loss) allocation percentage							30.00%
eLuxury [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Business acquisition costs								$ 270,000
eLuxury [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Equipment [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life							5 years
eLuxury [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Equipment [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life							10 years