Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 26, 2015

Income Taxes

Schedule of income tax (provision) benefit from continuing operations

	Fiscal Year Ended
	April 26, 2015			April 27, 2014		April 28, 2013
Current:
Federal	$	—		$	—	$	—
State		(167	)		7,352		(1,005	)
		(167	)		7,352		(1,005	)
Deferred:
Federal		(3,219	)		10,116		(3,888	)
State		2,275			1,026		(1,839	)
		(944	)		11,142		(5,727	)
Income tax (provision) benefit	$	(1,111	)	$	18,494	$	(6,732	)

Summary of entity's effective income tax rate

	Fiscal Year Ended
	April 26, 2015			April 27, 2014			April 28, 2013
Statutory tax (provision) benefit	$	(2,201	)	$	51,856		$	16,007
Effects of :
State taxes		3,589			10,396			(459	)
Reduction of unrecognized tax benefits		—			5,010			—
Other
Lobbying & Referendum costs		(2,018	)		(607	)		(752	)
Employment tax credits		959			1,112			665
Fines & Penalties		(18	)		(26	)		(204	)
Meals & Entertainment		(48	)		(62	)		(72	)
Various permanent differences		(15	)		(16	)		(52	)
Interest		—			(446	)		(161	)
Goodwill impairment		—			(45,088	)		(17,535	)
Valuation allowance		(919	)		(2,668	)		(3,985	)
Expiration of stock awards		(611	)		—			—
Other		171			(967	)		(184	)
Income tax (provision) benefit	$	(1,111	)	$	18,494		$	(6,732	)

Schedule of significant components of domestic net deferred income tax asset (liability)

	Fiscal Year Ended
	April 26, 2015			April 27, 2014
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment	$	(37,421	)	$	(46,867	)
Goodwill and intangibles		(21,527	)		(16,810	)
Gain on early extinguishment of debt		(14,613	)		(19,673	)
Other		(347	)		64
Total deferred tax liabilities		(73,908	)		(83,286	)
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating losses		62,672			72,878
Employment tax credits		22,378			22,043
Accrued expenses		8,383			8,415
Alternative minimum tax credit		2,481			1,338
Other		4,105			4,748
Total deferred tax assets		100,019			109,422
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		(58,819	)		(57,900	)
Net deferred tax asset		41,200			51,522
Net deferred tax liability	$	(32,708	)	$	(31,764	)

Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of valuation allowance

	Federal			State			Total
Balance, April 28, 2013	$	42,691		$	13,738		$	56,429
(Benefit) Provision		(10,968	)		12,439			1,471
Balance, April 27, 2014	$	31,723		$	26,177		$	57,900
(Benefit) Provision		(2,613	)		5,833			3,220
Release of Valuation Allowance		—			(2,301	)		(2,301	)
Balance, April 26, 2015	$	29,110		$	29,709		$	58,819

Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits

	April 26, 2015		April 27, 2014			April 28, 2013
Beginning balance	$	—	$	4,072		$	4,072
Impact of favorable court ruling		—		(4,072	)		—
Ending balance	$	—	$	—		$	4,072