Product Warranties

12 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2023

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

We accrue an estimated liability for product warranties when we recognize revenue on the sale of warrantied products. We estimate future warranty claims on product sales based on our historical claims experience and periodically adjust the provision to reflect changes in actual experience. 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 reportable segment as we generally warrant our products against defects for one to three years on fabric and leather, from one to ten years on cushions and padding, and provide a limited lifetime warranty on certain mechanisms and frames, unless otherwise noted in the warranty. Additionally, 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 the 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:


(Amounts in thousands)	4/29/2023		4/30/2022
Balance as of the beginning of the year	$	27,036	$	23,636
Acquisitions	—		548
Accruals during the year	35,276		30,146
Settlements during the year	(31,328)		(27,294)
Balance as of the end of the year (1)	$	30,984	$	27,036

(1)$19.9 million and $16.4 million is recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of April 29, 2023, and April 30, 2022, respectively, while the remainder is 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.