Fair Value (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Apr. 26, 2013
Property Plant And Equipment Impairment Or Disposal [Abstract]  
Fair Value Table [Text Block]
    Impairments  
    2013   2012   2011  
 Assets held for use            
  Bob Evans Restaurants$ 4,409 1 $ 3,199 2 $ 1,896 3 
  BEF Foods  -    87    1,239  
 Mimi's Café assets  2,167 4   2,327 5   13,070 6 
               
1 $1,717 relates to impairment of three underperforming restaurants and $2,692 relates to the impairment of ten nonoperating property, plant and equipment locations
2 $993 related to three underperforming restaurants and $2,206 related to impairment of five nonoperating property, plant and equipment locations
3 $847 related to three underperforming restaurants and $1,049 related to impairment of nine nonoperating property, plant and equipment locations
4 $2,167 relates to three underperforming locations
5 $2,327 related to eight underperforming locations
6 $13,070 related to eight underperforming locations