- Definition

Any certificate of deposit or savings account held by a bank or other financial institution for a short-term specified period of time. Because of their short-term, time deposits are considered highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three-years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months.

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Securities - Additional Information (Detail) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 25, 2014 CAD	Oct. 24, 2014 CAD	Apr. 26, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 25, 2013 CAD
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Total principal amount		65,000	45,000		110,000
Short-term investments	57,850			40,775
Maturity value of time deposits			45,436