Impairments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 23, 2015 USD ($) property	Oct. 24, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 23, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 24, 2014 USD ($) restaurant property
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Assets held for sale	$ 285	$ 0	$ 285	$ 1,577
Total Impairments	$ 285		285
Number of locations where cash flow reassessment was performed | restaurant				2
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			1
Bob Evans Restaurants
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Assets held and used	$ 147	0	147	$ 1,319
Assets held for sale	138	0	138	258
Total Impairments	$ 285	$ 0	$ 285	$ 1,577