Impairments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 24, 2015 USD ($) property	Jul. 25, 2014 USD ($)
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Assets held for sale	$ 0	$ 1,577
Total Impairments	$ 0
Operating Restaurant
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Number of locations where cash flow reassessment was performed | property	5
Nonoperating Restaurant
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Number of locations where cash flow reassessment was performed | property	1
Bob Evans Restaurants
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Assets held and used	$ 0	1,319	[1]
Assets held for sale	0	258
Total Impairments	$ 0	$ 1,577

[1] Relates to one nonoperating location