Note 8 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 27, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	(In thousands)
	Fiscal 2013		Fiscal 2012			Fiscal 2011
Current	$	23,359	$	23,380		$	22,590
Deferred		172		(477	)		(694	)
Total	$	23,531	$	22,903		$	21,896

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	(In thousands)
	2013		2012
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued expenses and other	$	5,241	$	5,173
Inventory and amortizable assets		355		450
Total deferred tax assets		5,596		5,623
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property		16,159		16,186
Intangibles and other		99		101
Total deferred tax liabilities		16,258		16,287
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	10,662	$	10,664
Current deferred tax assets – net	$	3,665	$	3,550
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities – net	$	14,327	$	14,214

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal 2013			Fiscal 2012			Fiscal 2011
Statutory federal income tax rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		1.6			2.7			2.4
Manufacturing deduction benefit		(3.1	)		(3.1	)		(3.0	)
Other differences		(.1	)		(.4	)		.5
Effective income tax rate		33.4	%		34.2	%		34.9	%

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

	(In thousands)
	Fiscal 2013			Fiscal 2012			Fiscal 2011
Beginning balance	$	4,548		$	4,687		$	3,997
Increases due to current period tax positions		415			408			857
Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitations		(614	)		(547	)		(167	)
Ending balance	$	4,349		$	4,548		$	4,687