Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Jan. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The effective income tax rate from continuing operations for the three months ended January 30, 2016 was 33.4% compared to 33.1% for the three months ended January 24, 2015, and for the nine months ended January 30, 2016 was 41.1% compared to 34.2% for the nine months ended January 24, 2015. The increase in the rate for the nine months ended January 30, 2016 is primarily due to the current year impact of cash repatriation and the impact of transaction-related costs incurred related to the acquisition of Animal Health International, Inc. In the first quarter of fiscal 2016, we approved a one-time repatriation of approximately $200,000 of foreign earnings. This one-time repatriation reduced the overall cost of funding the acquisition of Animal Health International, Inc. In addition, certain foreign cash at Patterson Medical was required to be repatriated as part of the sale transaction. The continuing operations tax impact of $12,300 from the repatriation was recorded during the first nine months of fiscal 2016. We have previously asserted that our foreign earnings are permanently reinvested. Except for the repatriations described above, there is no change in our on-going assertion.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Jan. 30, 2016

The effective income tax rate from continuing operations for the three months ended January 30, 2016 was 33.4% compared to 33.1% for the three months ended January 24, 2015, and for the nine months ended January 30, 2016 was 41.1% compared to 34.2% for the nine months ended January 24, 2015. The increase in the rate for the nine months ended January 30, 2016 is primarily due to the current year impact of cash repatriation and the impact of transaction-related costs incurred related to the acquisition of Animal Health International, Inc.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2016, we approved a one-time repatriation of approximately $200,000 of foreign earnings. This one-time repatriation reduced the overall cost of funding the acquisition of Animal Health International, Inc. In addition, certain foreign cash at Patterson Medical was required to be repatriated as part of the sale transaction. The continuing operations tax impact of $12,300 from the repatriation was recorded during the first nine months of fiscal 2016. We have previously asserted that our foreign earnings are permanently reinvested. Except for the repatriations described above, there is no change in our on-going assertion.