CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
Sales	$ 1,520,060	$ 1,525,398	$ 1,425,395
Cost of sales	913,518	943,362	920,903
Gross profit	606,542	582,036	504,492
Selling, general and administrative expense	475,961	459,647	401,327
Operating income	130,581	122,389	103,165
Interest expense	1,073	486	523
Interest income	981	827	1,030
Income from Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act, net	273	102	1,212
Other income (expense), net	(22)	2,211	744
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	130,740	125,043	105,628
Income tax expense	43,756	44,080	36,954
Income from continuing operations	86,984	80,963	68,674
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax			3,297
Net income	86,984	80,963	71,971
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,062)	(1,711)	(1,198)
Net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated	85,922	79,252	70,773
Net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated:
Income from continuing operations attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated	85,922	79,252	67,476
Income from discontinued operations			3,297
Net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated	$ 85,922	$ 79,252	$ 70,773
Basic weighted average common shares (in shares)	48,963	50,194	51,767
Basic net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated (in dollars per share)	$ 1.75	$ 1.57	$ 1.30
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax (in dollars per share)			0.06
Basic net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.75	$ 1.57	$ 1.36
Diluted weighted average common shares (in shares)	49,470	50,765	52,346
Diluted net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated (in dollars per share)	$ 1.73	$ 1.55	$ 1.28
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax (in dollars per share)			0.06
Diluted net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per share (in dollars per share)	1.73	1.55	1.34
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.42	$ 0.36	$ 0.28