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Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 30, 2018	Apr. 25, 2020 USD ($) company geographic_region reporting_unit	Apr. 27, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2018 USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
LIFO inventories (as a percent)		62.00%	62.00%
Research and development costs		$ 10.8	$ 9.1	$ 7.9
Advertising expenses		$ 108.3	$ 106.4	$ 88.3
Reimbursement for cost of program (as a percent)		30.00%
Deductibles for employee-related health care benefits, vehicle liability, product liability, and workers' compensation liabilities		$ 1.5
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Preferred share investments, number of privately-held companies \| company		2
Preferred share investments with common share warrant, number of privately-held companies \| company		1
Minimum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Depreciable life		3 years
Maximum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
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Retail
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Number of reporting units \| reporting_unit		1
La-Z-Boy Wholesale Business in United Kingdom and Ireland \| Maximum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life		15 years
Joybird
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	8 years	8 years