Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 24, 2020	Oct. 26, 2019	Oct. 24, 2020	Oct. 26, 2019
Revenue Recognition
Sales	$ 459,120	$ 447,212	$ 744,578	$ 860,845
Wholesale segment
Revenue Recognition
Sales	266,189	277,221	445,944	529,994
Operating Segments
Revenue Recognition
Sales	539,008	522,960	870,459	1,007,059
Operating Segments \| Motion Upholstery Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	300,072	281,745	485,844	546,540
Operating Segments \| Stationary Upholstery Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	160,083	163,524	252,125	307,193
Operating Segments \| Bedroom Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	12,056	12,071	21,494	22,893
Operating Segments \| Dining Room Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	10,517	9,113	17,539	17,511
Operating Segments \| Occasional Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	18,698	17,886	30,947	34,507
Operating Segments \| Other
Revenue Recognition
Sales	37,582	38,621	62,510	78,415
Operating Segments \| Wholesale segment
Revenue Recognition
Sales	343,016	350,245	566,589	670,796
Operating Segments \| Wholesale segment \| Motion Upholstery Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	200,448	197,219	332,712	376,741
Operating Segments \| Wholesale segment \| Stationary Upholstery Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	92,679	102,359	150,993	194,012
Operating Segments \| Wholesale segment \| Bedroom Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	8,437	8,746	15,549	16,939
Operating Segments \| Wholesale segment \| Dining Room Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	6,874	6,270	11,421	11,675
Operating Segments \| Wholesale segment \| Occasional Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	12,541	11,934	20,651	23,069
Operating Segments \| Wholesale segment \| Other
Revenue Recognition
Sales	22,037	23,717	35,263	48,360
Operating Segments \| Retail
Revenue Recognition
Sales	162,275	148,404	253,412	291,400
Operating Segments \| Retail \| Motion Upholstery Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	99,462	84,455	152,909	169,639
Operating Segments \| Retail \| Stationary Upholstery Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	30,980	33,805	48,635	62,958
Operating Segments \| Retail \| Bedroom Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	1,323	1,549	2,418	2,996
Operating Segments \| Retail \| Dining Room Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	2,799	2,397	4,617	4,996
Operating Segments \| Retail \| Occasional Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	5,351	5,455	8,761	10,580
Operating Segments \| Retail \| Other
Revenue Recognition
Sales	22,360	20,743	36,072	40,231
Corporate and Other
Revenue Recognition
Sales	33,717	24,311	50,458	44,863
Corporate and Other \| Corporate & Other
Revenue Recognition
Sales	33,717	24,311	50,458	44,863
Corporate and Other \| Corporate & Other \| Motion Upholstery Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	162	71	223	160
Corporate and Other \| Corporate & Other \| Stationary Upholstery Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	36,424	27,360	52,497	50,223
Corporate and Other \| Corporate & Other \| Bedroom Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	2,296	1,776	3,527	2,958
Corporate and Other \| Corporate & Other \| Dining Room Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	844	446	1,501	840
Corporate and Other \| Corporate & Other \| Occasional Furniture
Revenue Recognition
Sales	806	497	1,535	858
Corporate and Other \| Corporate & Other \| Other
Revenue Recognition
Sales	(6,815)	(5,839)	(8,825)	(10,176)
Eliminations
Revenue Recognition
Sales	$ (79,888)	$ (75,748)	$ (125,881)	$ (146,214)