CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 27, 2024	Apr. 29, 2023	Apr. 30, 2022
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 185,519	$ 206,598	$ 201,714
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	49,617	45,772	44,180
Amortization	38,539	37,932	37,812
Gains on investments	0	0	(101,809)
Bad debt expense	2,542	3,450	2,769
Stock-based compensation	17,871	15,543	23,805
Deferred income taxes	(13,523)	(1,993)	(4,718)
Non-cash losses (gains) and other, net	204	654	(1,431)
Change in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(1,102,618)	(1,047,075)	(1,144,833)
Inventory	11,039	(11,086)	(53,871)
Accounts payable	21,343	43,095	80,904
Accrued liabilities	(2,788)	(21,714)	(27,630)
Other changes from operating activities, net	2,877	(26,028)	(37,886)
Net cash used in operating activities	(789,378)	(754,852)	(980,994)
Investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment and software	(67,626)	(64,220)	(38,308)
Payments related to acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(1,108)	(33,280)	(19,793)
Collection of deferred purchase price receivables	1,028,277	998,912	1,213,497
Sale of investments	0	0	75,942
Payments related to investments	0	(15,000)	0
Other investing activities	0	15,155	7,690
Net cash provided by investing activities	959,543	901,567	1,239,028
Financing activities:
Dividends paid	(98,333)	(101,346)	(101,111)
Repurchases of common stock	(229,508)	(55,492)	(35,000)
Payments on long-term debt	(36,000)	(1,500)	(100,750)
Draw (payment) on revolving credit	141,000	16,000	(24,000)
Other financing activities	6,936	15,854	7,627
Net cash used in financing activities	(215,905)	(126,484)	(253,234)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	533	(2,576)	(6,030)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(45,207)	17,655	(1,230)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	159,669	142,014	143,244
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	114,462	159,669	142,014
Supplemental disclosures:
Income taxes paid (includes payments for purchased tax credits of $13,575, $0 and $0, respectively)	77,979	62,081	83,549
Interest paid	26,002	19,623	14,633
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activity:
Retained interest in securitization transactions	$ 1,010,438	$ 1,008,741	$ 1,122,627