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Percentage rate of interest earned.

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- Definition

Amount of assets held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group.

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Amount of assets held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group, expected to be sold within a year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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Assets Held for Sale - Narrative (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Assets Held for Sale - Narrative (Detail) $ in Millions	Aug. 03, 2025 USD ($)	May 03, 2026 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2025 CAD ($)	Apr. 27, 2025 USD ($)
Assets Held-for-Sale [Line Items]
Assets held for sale		$ 0			$ 2,177,000
Gain from sale of property	$ 4,000,000
Canada [Member]
Assets Held-for-Sale [Line Items]
Assets held for sale					$ 2,200,000
Sales Agreement [Member] \| Canada [Member]
Assets Held-for-Sale [Line Items]
Assets held for sale, total sales price of property			$ 6,200,000	$ 8.6
Sales Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Canada [Member]
Assets Held-for-Sale [Line Items]
Percentage rate of interest earned		6.00%
Sales Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [ Member] \| Canada [Member]
Assets Held-for-Sale [Line Items]
Percentage rate of interest earned		10.00%