Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 27, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Information about Reportable Segments

The following table presents information about our reportable segments:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	January 27, 2018			January 28, 2017			January 27, 2018			January 28, 2017
Net sales
Dental	$	577,877		$	626,343		$	1,650,314		$	1,782,911
Animal Health	794,867			762,577			2,394,586			2,332,354
Corporate	2,478			8,498			20,174			32,830
Consolidated net sales	$	1,375,222		$	1,397,418		$	4,065,074		$	4,148,095
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations
Dental	$	58,439		$	40,018		$	183,165		$	177,356
Animal Health	18,037			23,777			57,930			60,460
Corporate	(26,430		)	(17,241		)	(62,457		)	(46,043		)
Consolidated operating income from continuing operations	$	50,046		$	46,554		$	178,638		$	191,773

	January 27, 2018		April 29, 2017
Total assets
Dental	$	953,273	$	863,970
Animal Health	2,196,733		2,119,512
Corporate	524,352		524,431
Total assets	$	3,674,358	$	3,507,913

Sales Information by Product

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

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	January 27, 2018		January 28, 2017		January 27, 2018		January 28, 2017
Net sales
Consumable	$	1,074,189	$	1,064,098	$	3,270,385	$	3,252,551
Equipment and software	222,574		249,047		540,860		627,187
Other	78,459		84,273		253,829		268,357
Consolidated net sales	$	1,375,222	$	1,397,418	$	4,065,074	$	4,148,095