CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2023	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 24, 2021
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 206,598	$ 201,714	$ 155,109
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	45,772	44,180	41,669
Amortization	37,932	37,812	37,227
Gains on investments	0	(101,809)	0
Bad debt expense	3,450	2,769	2,559
Non-cash employee compensation	15,543	23,805	30,488
Deferred income taxes	(1,993)	(4,718)	(10,760)
Non-cash losses (gains) and other, net	654	(1,431)	1,318
Change in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(1,047,075)	(1,144,833)	(916,694)
Inventory	(11,086)	(53,871)	91,193
Accounts payable	43,095	80,904	(268,338)
Accrued liabilities	(21,714)	(27,630)	85,849
Other changes from operating activities, net	(26,028)	(37,886)	19,861
Net cash used in operating activities	(754,852)	(980,994)	(730,519)
Investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment and software	(64,220)	(38,308)	(25,788)
Payments related to acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(33,280)	(19,793)	0
Collection of deferred purchase price receivables	998,912	1,213,497	833,958
Sale of investments	0	75,942	396
Payments related to investments	(15,000)	0	0
Other investing activities	15,155	7,690	2,097
Net cash provided by investing activities	901,567	1,239,028	810,663
Financing activities:
Dividends paid	(101,346)	(101,111)	(75,183)
Repurchases of common stock	(55,492)	(35,000)	0
Payments on long-term debt	(1,500)	(100,750)	0
Draw (payment) on revolving credit	16,000	(24,000)	53,000
Other financing activities	15,854	7,627	(462)
Net cash used in financing activities	(126,484)	(253,234)	(22,645)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(2,576)	(6,030)	7,801
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	17,655	(1,230)	65,300
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	142,014	143,244	77,944
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	159,669	142,014	143,244
Supplemental disclosures:
Income taxes paid	62,081	83,549	48,924
Interest paid	19,623	14,633	15,234
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activity:
Retained interest in securitization transactions	$ 1,008,741	$ 1,122,627	$ 900,578