Deferred Compensation Share-based Arrangements, Liability, Current and Noncurrent, Shares

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Defined Contribution Plan Hours of Service Required for Eligibility

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Number of Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans

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The total amount of cash and securities held by third party trustees pursuant to terms of debt instruments or other agreements as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, which can be used by the trustee only to pay the noncurrent portion of specified obligations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(b))
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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks paid or offered to be paid in a business combination.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of assets held under deferred compensation agreements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for stock option plans and other equity-based compensation arrangements.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Other Compensation Plans - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2017 USD ($) hour plan shares	Sep. 18, 2017 $ / shares	Apr. 28, 2017 USD ($)
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Line Items]
Minimum hours of service required for 401(k) eligibility (at least) \| hour	1,000
Number of nonqualified deferred compensation plans \| plan	3
Deferred compensation obligation (in shares) \| shares	12
Sale price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 77.00
Rabbi trust assets	$ 23,346		$ 22,353
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Line Items]
Short-term securities held in Rabbi Trust	378		$ 984
Bob Evans Executive Deferral Plans I, Bob Evans Executive Deferral Plans II, and Bob Evans Directors' Deferral Plan
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Line Items]
Liability for deferred share-based obligations in BEEDP and BEDDP Plans	$ 892