Product Warranties

6 Months Ended

Oct. 24, 2020

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

We accrue an estimated liability for product warranties when we recognize revenue on the sale of warranted products. We estimate future warranty claims on new sales based on our historical claims experience and any additional anticipated future costs on previously sold products. We incorporate repair costs into our liability estimates, including materials, labor and overhead amounts necessary to perform repairs and any costs associated with delivering repaired product to our customers. Over 90% of our warranty liability relates to our Wholesale segment as we generally warrant our products against defects for one year on fabric and leather, from one to ten years on cushions and padding, and provide a limited lifetime warranty on certain mechanisms and frames. Our Wholesale segment warranties cover labor costs relating to our parts for one year. We provide a limited lifetime warranty against defects on a majority of Joybird products, which are a part of our Corporate and Other results. For all our manufacturer warranties, the warranty period begins when the consumer receives our product. We use considerable judgment in making our estimates, and we record differences between our actual and estimated costs when the differences are known.

A reconciliation of the changes in our product warranty liability is as follows:


	Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands)	10/24/20		10/26/19		10/24/20		10/26/19
Balance as of the beginning of the period	$	23,123	$	22,836	$	23,255	$	22,736

Accruals during the period	5,306		5,768		9,134		11,425
Settlements during the period	(5,491)		(5,523)		(9,451)		(11,080)
Balance as of the end of the period (1)	$	22,938	$	23,081	$	22,938	$	23,081

(1)$14.2 million and $14.3 million recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of October 24, 2020 and April 25, 2020, respectively, while the remainder is in included in other long-term liabilities.

We recorded accruals during the periods presented in the table above, primarily to reflect charges that relate to warranties issued during the respective periods.