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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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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 |  | $ 0.2 us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance |  | $ 0.9 us-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 | $ 1.1 us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent |  | $ 1.1 us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent |

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