Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Information about Reportable Segments

The following table presents information about our reportable segments:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	October 29, 2016			October 31, 2015			October 29, 2016			October 31, 2015
Net sales
Dental	$	601,553		$	601,322		$	1,156,568		$	1,176,439
Animal Health	807,146			774,453			1,569,777			1,331,750
Corporate	9,542			13,435			24,332			23,891
Consolidated net sales	$	1,418,241		$	1,389,210		$	2,750,677		$	2,532,080
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations
Dental	$	77,043		$	74,094		$	137,338		$	141,346
Animal Health	21,854			25,177			36,683			38,149
Corporate	(19,094		)	(15,808		)	(28,802		)	(33,855		)
Consolidated operating income from continuing operations	$	79,803		$	83,463		$	145,219		$	145,640

	October 29, 2016		April 30, 2016
Total assets
Dental	$	930,541	$	994,113
Animal Health	2,148,059		2,064,302
Corporate	511,768		462,389
Total assets	$	3,590,368	$	3,520,804

Sales Information by Product

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

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	October 29, 2016		October 31, 2015		October 29, 2016		October 31, 2015
Net sales
Consumable	$	1,112,232	$	1,087,489	$	2,188,453	$	1,982,796
Equipment and software	217,194		207,809		378,140		361,292
Other	88,815		93,912		184,084		187,992
Consolidated net sales	$	1,418,241	$	1,389,210	$	2,750,677	$	2,532,080