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Stock Based Compensation, Previously Granted Deferred Stock (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Apr. 25, 2015
Apr. 26, 2014
Apr. 27, 2013
Previously Granted Deferred Stock Units      
Expense recognized $ 11,377,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 14,475,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 13,628,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Directors | Deferred Stock Units      
Previously Granted Deferred Stock Units      
Award common share equivalent (in shares) 1lzb_ShareBasedCompensationAwardCommonShareEquivalent
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Deferred stock units outstanding (in shares) 100,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingNumber
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Directors | Deferred Stock Units | Selling, General and Administrative Expense      
Previously Granted Deferred Stock Units      
Expense recognized 400,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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800,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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300,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Other long-term liabilities | Directors | Deferred Stock Units      
Previously Granted Deferred Stock Units      
Liability related to awards $ 3,400,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualRecordedLiability
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$ 3,000,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualRecordedLiability
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