CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 24, 2021	Apr. 25, 2020	Apr. 27, 2019
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 155,109	$ (589,367)	$ 82,876
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	41,669	44,981	44,371
Amortization	37,227	37,201	38,402
Investment gain	0	(34,334)	0
Goodwill impairment	0	675,055	0
Bad debt expense	2,559	2,008	7,333
Non-cash employee compensation	30,488	37,354	33,425
Accelerated amortization of debt issuance costs on early retirement of debt	0	8,984	0
Deferred income taxes	(10,760)	(31,800)	10,762
Non-cash losses (gains) and other, net	1,318	0	0
Change in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(916,694)	(540,065)	(205,715)
Inventory	91,193	(59,258)	11,547
Accounts payable	(268,338)	219,613	44,189
Accrued liabilities	85,849	25,474	512
Long term receivables	(5,801)	(7,156)	(4,373)
Other changes from operating activities, net	25,662	(32,234)	(15,171)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(730,519)	(243,544)	48,158
Investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment	(25,788)	(41,809)	(60,734)
Collection of deferred purchase price receivables	833,958	540,944	402,367
Other investing activities	2,493	0	(906)
Net cash provided by investing activities	810,663	499,135	340,727
Financing activities:
Dividends paid	(75,183)	(100,442)	(99,468)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	0	300,000	0
Debt issuance costs	0	(3,300)	0
Payments on long-term debt	0	(460,840)	(249,542)
Draw on (payments on) revolving credit	53,000	0	(16,000)
Other financing activities	(462)	(6,647)	9,764
Net cash used in financing activities	(22,645)	(271,229)	(355,246)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	7,801	(2,064)	(977)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	65,300	(17,702)	32,662
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	77,944	95,646	62,984
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	143,244	77,944	95,646
Supplemental disclosures:
Income taxes paid	48,924	12,021	17,530
Interest paid	15,234	25,742	31,045
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activity:
Retained interest in securitization transactions	$ 900,578	$ 707,395	$ 430,858