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Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration Liability, Payment Period

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of liabilities assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 26, 2024	Oct. 28, 2023	Oct. 26, 2024	Oct. 28, 2023	Apr. 27, 2024
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration paid			$ 7,897	$ 1,108
Goodwill	$ 160,084		160,084		$ 156,328
Mountain Vet Supply
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration paid	9,876
Holdbacks	$ 1,979		1,979
Holdback payment period	18 months
Total identifiable intangible assets	$ 6,841		6,841
Goodwill	3,913		3,913
Liabilities assumed	$ 878		$ 878
Miller Vet Holdings, LLC
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Holdback payment		$ 1,108
Anniversary of closing dates, period		24 months