Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

(10) Income Taxes

As of January 28, 2012, the Company had $17,269 of unrecognized tax benefits, all of which, if recognized, would affect the Company's effective tax rate. The Company's continuing practice is to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. The Company had $3,853 accrued for interest and penalties, which is included in the $17,269 of unrecognized tax benefits noted above.

The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax in jurisdictions of each state having an income tax. The tax years that remain subject to examination are primarily 2007 and forward. Some earlier years remain open for a small minority of states.