Cash and Cash Equivalents

12 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2017

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

At April 29, 2017 and April 30, 2016, cash and cash equivalents consisted of the following:



	April 29, 2017		April 30, 2016
Cash on hand	$	88,161	$	122,844
Money market funds	6,798		14,609
Total	$	94,959	$	137,453

Cash on hand is generally in interest earning accounts.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for cash and cash equivalent footnotes, which may include the types of deposits and money market instruments, applicable carrying amounts, restricted amounts and compensating balance arrangements. Cash and equivalents include: (1) currency on hand (2) demand deposits with banks or financial institutions (3) other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits (4) short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments maturing within three months from the date of acquisition qualify.

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