Income Taxes - Deferred Income Taxes - Valuation Allowance - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) |
Jan. 29, 2017 |
May 01, 2016 |
Jan. 31, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Tax Authorities and Poland Tax Authorities [Member] | Valuation Allowance, Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member] | |||
| Income Taxes [Line Items] | |||
| Valuation allowance | $ 557,000 | $ 590,000 | $ 874,000 |
| U.S. State Tax [Member] | Valuation Allowance, Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member] | |||
| Income Taxes [Line Items] | |||
| Valuation allowance | 473,000 | 518,000 | 498,000 |
| Poland [Member] | Valuation Allowance, Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member] | Culp Europe [Member] | |||
| Income Taxes [Line Items] | |||
| Valuation allowance | 84,000 | 72,000 | 376,000 |
| Canada and China [Member] | |||
| Income Taxes [Line Items] | |||
| Valuation allowance | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |