Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2016

Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares

The denominator is based on the following weighted-average shares outstanding:



(in thousands)	2016	2015	2014
Basic	21,336	23,489	26,450
Dilutive shares	158	160	254
Diluted	21,494	23,649	26,704

Schedule of Dividends

Refer to table below:



	2016		2015
Cash dividends paid to common stock holders	$	27,861	$	29,056
Dividend Equivalent Rights	400		370
Total dividends	$	28,261	$	29,426

Schedule of Minimum Lease Payments

Refer to Note 10 for additional information on our sale leaseback transactions and refer to the following table for expected future minimum lease payments, which excludes the impact of any available renewal periods:



(in thousands)	2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		Thereafter
Future operating lease payments	$	21,445	$	21,602	$	21,745	$	21,843	$	21,748	$	304,283