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Equity Method Investments (Details) ¥ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Equity Method Investments (Details) ¥ in Thousands	Oct. 26, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 27, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 26, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 27, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 27, 2019	May 10, 2019 USD ($)	May 10, 2019 JPY (¥)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 09, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 09, 2019 JPY (¥)	Feb. 08, 2019	Jan. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2019 JPY (¥)	Apr. 17, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2018 JPY (¥)	Dec. 27, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 27, 2017 JPY (¥)
Equity Method Investments
Equity method investment loss, net of tax	$ (863,000)	$ (752,000)	$ (2,210,000)	$ (1,354,000)
HAPSMobile
Equity Method Investments
Ownership percentage	5.00%		5.00%		5.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%			5.00%	5.00%
Payments for purchase of interest						$ 4,569,000	¥ 500,000		$ 5,671,000	¥ 632,800		$ 1,926,000	¥ 209,500	$ 1,407,000	¥ 150,000	$ 1,860,000	¥ 210,000
HAPSMobile \| Equity method investment loss, net of tax
Equity Method Investments
Equity method investment loss, net of tax		$ 752,000		$ 1,354,000
HAPSMobile \| Equity method investment activity, net of tax
Equity Method Investments
Equity method investment loss, net of tax	$ (863,000)		$ (2,210,000)
HAPSMobile \| Other assets, long term
Equity Method Investments
Carrying value of investment	$ 8,149,000		$ 8,149,000					$ 5,612,000
HAPSMobile \| SoftBank
Equity Method Investments
Ownership percentage	95.00%		95.00%
AeroVironment \| HAPSMobile
Equity Method Investments
Ownership percentage	5.00%		5.00%