Revenue Recognition - Contract with Customer, Contract Asset, Contract Liability, and Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
May 02, 2026	Apr. 26, 2025
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Contract assets	$ 66,552	$ 41,169
Contract liabilities - current	65,310	69,050
Contract liabilities - non-current	20,655	$ 18,421
Dollar Change
Contract assets	25,383
Contract liabilities - current	(3,740)
Contract liabilities - non-current	$ 2,234
Percent Change
Contract assets	61.70%
Contract liabilities - current	(5.40%)
Contract liabilities - non-current	12.10%

The percent change of contract assets.

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The percentage change of current contract liabilities.

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The percent change of noncurrent contract liabilities.

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Dollar Change

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Increase (Decrease) in Contract with Customer, Asset, Including Foreign Currency Exchange

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Amount of increase (decrease) in current contract with customer liability.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in noncurrent contract with customer liability.

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Percent Change

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time.

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Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable, classified as current.

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Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable, classified as noncurrent.

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