Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions |
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Apr. 26, 2025
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Apr. 27, 2024
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Apr. 29, 2023
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| LIFO inventories (as a percent) | 59.00% | 61.00% | |
| Depreciable life | 3 years | ||
| Number of reporting units | reporting_unit | 1 | ||
| Research and development costs | $ 9.9 | $ 9.6 | $ 9.1 |
| Advertising expenses | $ 149.6 | $ 150.9 | $ 159.0 |
| 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 | $ 2.5 | ||
| La-Z-Boy Wholesale Business in United Kingdom and Ireland | |||
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| Estimated useful life | 15 years | ||
| Joybird | |||
| New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] | |||
| Estimated useful life | 8 years | ||
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- Definition Typical maximum deductible on various excess loss coverages, including auto, product, employee-related health care and workers' compensation liabilities. No definition available.
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- Definition The percentage of the cost of a shared advertising program for which the entity is reimbursed. No definition available.
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- Definition Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Number of reporting units tested for impairment of goodwill. A reporting unit is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. No definition available.
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- Definition The percentage of LIFO (last in first out) inventory to total inventory as of the balance sheet date if other than 100 percent. No definition available.
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- Definition Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of expense for research and development. Includes, but is not limited to, cost for computer software product to be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed and writeoff of research and development assets acquired in transaction other than business combination or joint venture formation or both. Excludes write-down of intangible asset acquired in business combination or from joint venture formation or both, used in research and development activity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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