Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
Oct. 27, 2017
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events Dividend On November 28, 2017, the Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.34 per share, payable on December 22, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 11, 2017. Litigation Related to the Merger Following the announcement of the Merger, on or around October 31, 2017, two putative class action complaints were filed by purported stockholders of the Company in the United States District Courts for the District of Delaware and the Southern District of Ohio. The cases are captioned Miller v. Bob Evans Farms, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:17-CV-01538-VAC-CJB and Franchi v. Bob Evans Farms, Inc., et al., Case No. 2:17-CV-00961-MHW-CMV (the “Actions”). The Actions name as defendants the Company and the current and certain former members of the Company’s board of directors, and one of the Actions also names as defendants Post and Merger Sub. The complaints allege, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and certain rules promulgated thereunder by omitting or misrepresenting certain allegedly material information in the preliminary proxy statement filed with the SEC by the Company on October 24, 2017, which information the plaintiffs argue is necessary for stockholders of the Company to make an informed decision whether to vote in favor of the Merger. The complaints seek, among other things, a declaratory judgment, preliminary or permanent injunctive relief against the stockholder vote on the Merger, unspecified damages, and an award of costs, fees, and disbursements. The Company believes that the claims asserted in the Actions are without merit. However, solely in order to alleviate the costs, risks and uncertainties inherent in litigation and to provide additional information to its stockholders, the Company and the other named defendants in the complaints entered into a memorandum of understanding with the plaintiffs on November 13, 2017 to resolve the individual claims asserted in the Actions, pursuant to which the Company included certain additional disclosures in the definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC by the Company on November 17, 2017.

Subsequent Events

Dividend

On November 28, 2017, the Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.34 per share, payable on December 22, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 11, 2017.

Litigation Related to the Merger

Following the announcement of the Merger, on or around October 31, 2017, two putative class action complaints were filed by purported stockholders of the Company in the United States District Courts for the District of Delaware and the Southern District of Ohio. The cases are captioned Miller v. Bob Evans Farms, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:17-CV-01538-VAC-CJB and Franchi v. Bob Evans Farms, Inc., et al., Case No. 2:17-CV-00961-MHW-CMV (the “Actions”). The Actions name as defendants the Company and the current and certain former members of the Company’s board of directors, and one of the Actions also names as defendants Post and Merger Sub. The complaints allege, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and certain rules promulgated thereunder by omitting or misrepresenting certain allegedly material information in the preliminary proxy statement filed with the SEC by the Company on October 24, 2017, which information the plaintiffs argue is necessary for stockholders of the Company to make an informed decision whether to vote in favor of the Merger. The complaints seek, among other things, a declaratory judgment, preliminary or permanent injunctive relief against the stockholder vote on the Merger, unspecified damages, and an award of costs, fees, and disbursements. The Company believes that the claims asserted in the Actions are without merit. However, solely in order to alleviate the costs, risks and uncertainties inherent in litigation and to provide additional information to its stockholders, the Company and the other named defendants in the complaints entered into a memorandum of understanding with the plaintiffs on November 13, 2017 to resolve the individual claims asserted in the Actions, pursuant to which the Company included certain additional disclosures in the definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC by the Company on November 17, 2017.