Home Accessories Segment - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 22, 2018	May 03, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Aug. 31, 2018	Feb. 02, 2020	May 02, 2021	May 03, 2020	Apr. 28, 2019
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss on disposal of discontinued operation								$ (1,606,000)
Payment received from royalty agreement			$ 0				$ 154,000
Leases, monthly payments							2,634,000	2,524,000
eLuxury [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest		20.00%
eLuxury [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Payment associated with loans held for sale	$ 509,500
Amount of settlement of borrowings payable by eLuxury under the agreement	300,000
Amount of loan, borrowers agreed to repay after closing of sale transaction	$ 1,000,000
Disposal group loan amount closing period after sale transaction	30 days
Outstanding trade accounts payable due from disposal group	$ 613,000
Trade accounts payable, repayment period	60 days
Loss on disposal of discontinued operation	$ 1,900,000
Net sales and cost of sales related to inventory shipments			$ 7,000				$ 331,000
eLuxury [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities discontinued operations								(2,300,000)	$ (1,500,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities discontinued operation								(134,000)	(54,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities discontinued operations								2,400,000	1,500,000
Loss on disposal of discontinued operation								1,900,000
Loss on disposal of discontinued operation								1,600,000
Cash held by former noncontrolling interests								285,000
eLuxury [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Majority ownership percentage acquired		80.00%
Consideration for acquisition		$ 18,130,000
Purchase price		12,500,000
Contingent consideration-earn-out obligation		5,600,000
Payment for acquisition		$ 11,600,000		$ 749,000	$ 185,000
Loss on disposal of discontinued operation	$ 1,900,000
Contingent consideration arrangement, description							The Equity Agreement related to the acquisition of our ownership interest in eLuxury contained a contingent consideration arrangement that required us to pay the seller, who was also the owner of the noncontrolling interest, an earn-out payment based on a multiple of adjusted EBITDA, as defined in the Equity Agreement, for the twelve-month period ending August 31, 2021, less $12.0 million.
Contingent consideration arrangement, basis for amount							We recorded a contingent liability at the acquisition date for this earn-out obligation at its fair value totaling $5.6 million based on the Black Scholes pricing model.
Reversal of contingent consideration, earn-out obligation						$ 6,100,000
Disposal date	Mar. 31, 2020
Net sales and cost of sales related to inventory shipments								$ 968,000	612,000
Unpaid lease payments guarantees percentage							70.00%
Lease agreement expiry date							2024-09
Leases, monthly payments							$ 18,865
eLuxury [Member] | Shareholders' equity attributable to Culp Inc. [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net income (loss) allocation percentage		70.00%
eLuxury [Member] | Non-Controlling Interest [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net income (loss) allocation percentage		30.00%
eLuxury [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Business acquisition related costs									$ 270,000