Accounting Policies (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2023 USD ($) company	Apr. 29, 2023 USD ($) company geographic_region reporting_unit	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 24, 2021 USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
LIFO inventories (as a percent)	59.00%	59.00%	60.00%
Impairment charge	$ (10,300,000)	$ (10,300,000)	$ 0	$ 0
Payroll tax credits, CARES Act		(5,200,000)
Research and development costs		9,100,000	9,000,000	7,600,000
Advertising expenses		$ 159,000,000	$ 126,800,000	$ 94,600,000
Reimbursement for cost of program (as a percent)		20.00%
Deductibles for employee-related health care benefits, vehicle liability, product liability, and workers' compensation liabilities		$ 2,500,000
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	2
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]
Depreciable life		5 years
Retail
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of geographic regions | geographic_region		2
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 (in years)		15 years
Joybird
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life (in years)		8 years