Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 28, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Information about Reportable Segments

The following table presents information about our reportable segments:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	October 28, 2017			October 29, 2016			October 28, 2017			October 29, 2016
Net sales
Dental	$	553,630		$	601,553		$	1,072,437		$	1,156,568
Animal Health	823,583			807,146			1,599,719			1,569,777
Corporate	8,524			9,542			17,696			24,332
Consolidated net sales	$	1,385,737		$	1,418,241		$	2,689,852		$	2,750,677
Operating income (loss)
Dental	$	65,207		$	77,043		$	124,726		$	137,338
Animal Health	23,217			21,854			39,893			36,683
Corporate	(16,665		)	(19,094		)	(36,027		)	(28,802		)
Consolidated operating income	$	71,759		$	79,803		$	128,592		$	145,219

	October 28, 2017		April 29, 2017
Total assets
Dental	$	903,155	$	863,970
Animal Health	2,171,844		2,119,512
Corporate	453,480		524,431
Total assets	$	3,528,479	$	3,507,913

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 28, 2017		October 29, 2016		October 28, 2017		October 29, 2016
Net sales
Consumable	$	1,116,091	$	1,112,232	$	2,196,196	$	2,188,453
Equipment and software	181,337		217,194		318,286		378,140
Other	88,309		88,815		175,370		184,084
Consolidated net sales	$	1,385,737	$	1,418,241	$	2,689,852	$	2,750,677