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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jan. 24, 2015
Jan. 25, 2014
Jan. 24, 2015
Jan. 25, 2014
Income Taxes        
Effective tax rate (as a percent) 34.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 33.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 34.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 33.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Statutory tax rate (as a percent) 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate   35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate  
Tax benefit from change in deferred tax assets valuation allowance   $ 0.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance   $ 0.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Effective tax rate before release of valuation allowance (as a percent)   34.00%lzb_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateExcludingChangeInValuationAllowance   35.10%lzb_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateExcludingChangeInValuationAllowance
Net liability for uncertain income tax positions $ 1.1us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent   $ 1.1us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent