Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 24, 2016	Jun. 17, 2016	Oct. 23, 2015
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000863015
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Apr. 24, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-24
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 475,736,976
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		41,275,288
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY