Receivables Securitization Program (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Jul. 27, 2019	Jul. 28, 2018	Apr. 27, 2019	Jul. 24, 2018
Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]
Eligible receivables, maximum available under Purchase Agreement				$ 200,000
Eligible Receivables, amount utilized under Purchase Agreement	$ 175,000
DPP receivable	50,155		$ 57,238
Loss on sale of receivables	$ 1,478	$ 679

Accounts Receivable Securitization, Eligible Receivables, Amount Utilized Under Purchase Agreement

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- Definition

Accounts Receivable Securitization, Eligible Receivables, Maximum Available Under Purchase Agreement

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- Definition

The amount owed to the reporting entity by counterparties in securitized loan transactions.

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- Definition

Reflects, by transferred financial asset type, the amount of sales proceeds in excess of or deficient from the sum of the carrying amounts of transferred financial assets plus transaction costs, including those transactions in which the seller/transferor has continuing involvement with the financial assets that have been transferred.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 10
-Section 40
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
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