CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2018	Jul. 29, 2017
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 78,043	$ 34,361
Cost of sales:
Cost of sales	45,454	25,663
Gross margin:
Total gross margin	32,589	8,698
Selling, general and administrative	11,956	11,287
Research and development	6,435	5,542
Income (loss) from continuing operations	14,198	(8,131)
Other income:
Interest income, net	906	512
Other income, net	8,388	4
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	23,492	(7,615)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	2,567	(3,221)
Equity method investment activity, net of tax	(602)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	20,323	(4,394)
Discontinued operations:
Gain on sale of business, net of tax expense of $2,577	8,843
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(1,850)	(1,488)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	6,993	(1,488)
Net income (loss)	27,316	(5,882)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	14	23
Net income (loss) attributable to AeroVironment	$ 27,330	$ (5,859)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to AeroVironment - Basic
Basic, continuing (in dollars per share)	$ 0.86	$ (0.19)
Basic, discontinuing (in dollars per share)	0.30	(0.06)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to AeroVironment - Basic (in dollars per share)	1.16	(0.25)
Diluted, continuing (in dollars per share)	0.85	(0.19)
Diluted, discontinued (in dollars per share)	0.29	(0.06)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to AeroVironment - Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.14	$ (0.25)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	23,574,595	23,336,305
Diluted (in shares)	24,010,303	23,336,305
Product sales
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 55,313	$ 18,780
Cost of sales:
Cost of sales	29,811	15,972
Gross margin:
Total gross margin	25,502	2,808
Contract services
Revenue:
Revenue	22,730	15,581
Cost of sales:
Cost of sales	15,643	9,691
Gross margin:
Total gross margin	$ 7,087	$ 5,890