CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 24, 2021	Apr. 25, 2020
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 201,714,000	$ 155,109,000	$ (589,367,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	44,180,000	41,669,000	44,981,000
Amortization	37,812,000	37,227,000	37,201,000
Gains on investments	(101,809,000)	0	(34,334,000)
Goodwill impairment	0	0	675,055,000
Bad debt expense	2,769,000	2,559,000	2,008,000
Non-cash employee compensation	23,805,000	30,488,000	37,354,000
Accelerated amortization of debt issuance costs on early retirement of debt	0	0	8,984,000
Deferred income taxes	(4,718,000)	(10,760,000)	(31,800,000)
Non-cash (gains) losses and other, net	(1,431,000)	1,318,000	0
Change in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(1,144,833,000)	(916,694,000)	(540,065,000)
Inventory	(53,871,000)	91,193,000	(59,258,000)
Accounts payable	80,904,000	(268,338,000)	219,613,000
Accrued liabilities	(27,630,000)	85,849,000	25,474,000
Other changes from operating activities, net	(37,886,000)	19,861,000	(39,390,000)
Net cash used in operating activities	(980,994,000)	(730,519,000)	(243,544,000)
Investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment	(38,308,000)	(25,788,000)	(41,809,000)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(19,793,000)	0	0
Collection of deferred purchase price receivables	1,213,497,000	833,958,000	540,944,000
Sale of investments	75,942,000	396,000	0
Other investing activities	7,690,000	2,097,000	0
Net cash provided by investing activities	1,239,028,000	810,663,000	499,135,000
Financing activities:
Dividends paid	(101,111,000)	(75,183,000)	(100,442,000)
Repurchases of common stock	(35,000,000)	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	0	0	300,000,000
Debt issuance costs	0	0	(3,300,000)
Payments on long-term debt	(100,750,000)	0	(460,840,000)
(Payment) draw on revolving credit	(24,000,000)	53,000,000	0
Other financing activities	7,627,000	(462,000)	(6,647,000)
Net cash used in financing activities	(253,234,000)	(22,645,000)	(271,229,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(6,030,000)	7,801,000	(2,064,000)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(1,230,000)	65,300,000	(17,702,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	143,244,000	77,944,000	95,646,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	142,014,000	143,244,000	77,944,000
Supplemental disclosures:
Income taxes paid	83,549,000	48,924,000	12,021,000
Interest paid	14,633,000	15,234,000	25,742,000
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activity:
Retained interest in securitization transactions	$ 1,122,627,000	$ 900,578,000	$ 707,395,000