Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Information about Reportable Segments

The following table presents information about our reportable segments:

	Three Months Ended
	July 30, 2016			August 1, 2015
Net sales
Dental	$	555,015		$	575,117
Animal Health	762,631			557,297
Corporate	14,790			10,456
Consolidated net sales	$	1,332,436		$	1,142,870
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations
Dental	$	60,295		$	67,252
Animal Health	14,829			12,972
Corporate	(9,708		)	(18,047		)
Consolidated operating income from continuing operations	$	65,416		$	62,177

	July 30, 2016		April 30, 2016
Total assets
Dental	$	917,235	$	994,113
Animal Health	2,082,686		2,064,302
Corporate	499,346		462,389
Total assets	$	3,499,267	$	3,520,804

Sales Information by Product

The following table presents sales information by product for all of our reportable segments:

	Three Months Ended
	July 30, 2016		August 1, 2015
Net sales
Consumable	$	1,076,221	$	895,307
Equipment and software	160,946		153,483
Other	95,269		94,080
Consolidated net sales	$	1,332,436	$	1,142,870