Impairments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 22, 2016 USD ($) restaurant property	Jan. 23, 2015 USD ($) property	Jan. 22, 2016 USD ($) restaurant property	Jan. 23, 2015 USD ($) property
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Assets held for sale | $	$ 804	$ 1,672	$ 1,089	$ 3,249
Total Impairments | $	$ 804		$ 1,089
Number of locations where cash flow reassessment was performed | restaurant	4		6
Operating Restaurant
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Number of locations where cash flow reassessment was performed | property				11
Nonoperating Restaurant
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Number of locations where cash flow reassessment was performed | property				3
Bob Evans Restaurants
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Assets held and used | $	$ 245	1,672	$ 392	$ 2,991
Assets held for sale | $	559	0	697	258
Total Impairments | $	$ 804	$ 1,672	$ 1,089	$ 3,249
Assets Held and Used | Operating Restaurant
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Number of locations where cash flow reassessment was performed | property		6
Assets Held and Used | Nonoperating Restaurant
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Number of locations where cash flow reassessment was performed | property	1	2	2	2
Assets Held-for-sale | Nonoperating Restaurant
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Number of locations where cash flow reassessment was performed | property	4		3