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Industry Segments (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Jan. 25, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Industry Segments [Text Block]
    (in thousands)
    Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
    Jan. 25, 2013 Jan. 27, 2012 Jan. 25, 2013 Jan. 27, 2012
Sales:        
  Bob Evans Restaurants $ 245,494$ 242,360$ 739,762$ 728,949
  Mimi's Café   91,119  94,948  258,715  270,385
  BEF Foods  105,517  95,160  279,331  252,581
     442,130  432,468  1,277,808  1,251,915
 Intersegment sales of BEF Foods  (7,690)  (4,129)  (22,776)  (11,030)
   Total$ 434,440$ 428,339$ 1,255,032$ 1,240,885
           
Operating (loss) income:        
  Bob Evans Restaurants $ 17,638$ 19,889$ 55,449$ 63,865
  Mimi's Café   134,357  3,222  126,001  (1,544)
  BEF Foods  (153,641)  7,147  (141,075)  16,762
   Total$ (1,646)$ 30,258$ 40,375$ 79,083