CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 23, 2016	Jan. 24, 2015	Jan. 23, 2016	Jan. 24, 2015
Income Statement
Sales	$ 384,014	$ 357,876	$ 1,108,328	$ 1,050,457
Cost of sales	236,024	228,317	690,300	679,497
Gross profit	147,990	129,559	418,028	370,960
Selling, general and administrative expense	113,206	102,631	329,884	297,349
Operating income	34,784	26,928	88,144	73,611
Interest expense	120	131	365	408
Interest income	204	232	573	667
Income from Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act, net	102		102
Other income (expense), net	(93)	805	2,387	699
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	34,877	27,834	90,841	74,569
Income tax expense	12,643	9,477	32,825	25,975
Income from continuing operations	22,234	18,357	58,016	48,594
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		115		2,897
Net income	22,234	18,472	58,016	51,491
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(328)	(524)	(1,482)	(933)
Net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated	21,906	17,948	56,534	50,558
Net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated:
Income from continuing operations attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated	21,906	17,833	56,534	47,661
Income from discontinued operations		115		2,897
Net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated	$ 21,906	$ 17,948	$ 56,534	$ 50,558
Basic weighted average common shares (in shares)	50,038	51,576	50,371	52,015
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)	$ 0.44	$ 0.35	$ 1.12	$ 0.91
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)				0.06
Basic net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.44	$ 0.35	$ 1.12	$ 0.97
Diluted weighted average common shares (in shares)	50,539	52,139	50,880	52,540
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)	$ 0.43	$ 0.34	$ 1.11	$ 0.90
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)				0.06
Diluted net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per share (in dollars per share)	0.43	0.34	1.11	0.96
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.08	$ 0.26	$ 0.20