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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 16, 2020	Apr. 30, 2022	May 01, 2021	Jan. 29, 2022	Jun. 11, 2021
Senior Secured Term B-6 Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, maturity date		Jun. 24, 2028		Jun. 24, 2028
Senior Secured Term B-5 Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, redemption date			Jun. 24, 2021
Convertible Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, maturity date	Apr. 15, 2025	Apr. 15, 2025	Apr. 15, 2025	Apr. 15, 2025
Long-Term Debt, face amount	$ 805,000	$ 805,000	$ 805,000	$ 805,000
Long-Term Debt, interest rate	2.25%	2.25%	2.25%	2.25%
Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, redemption date			Jun. 11, 2021
Long-Term Debt, face amount	$ 300,000		$ 300,000		$ 300,000
Long-Term Debt, interest rate	6.25%		6.25%
London Interbank Offered Rate Floor \| Senior Secured Term B-6 Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, interest rate		0.00%		0.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate Floor \| Senior Secured Term B-5 Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, interest rate			0.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Senior Secured Term B-6 Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, interest rate		2.00%		2.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Senior Secured Term B-5 Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, interest rate			1.75%