Home Accessories Segment - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 12, 2022	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 22, 2018	May 03, 2020	Feb. 02, 2020	May 01, 2022	May 02, 2021	May 03, 2020
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Non-cash loss on disposal of discontinued operation								$ (1,606,000)
Leases, monthly payments						$ 2,954,000	$ 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 before income tax		$ 1,900,000
Net sales and cost of sales related to inventory shipments				$ 7,000		$ 103,000	$ 331,000
Net sales and cost of sales related to inventory shipments	$ 150,000
eLuxury [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities discontinued operations								(2,300,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities discontinued operation								134,000
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities discontinued operations								2,400,000
Loss on disposal of discontinued operation before income tax								1,900,000
Non-cash 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%
Loss on disposal of discontinued operation before income tax		$ 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
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%