Earnings per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2016

Earnings per Share

Reconciliation of numerators and denominators used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share

	Year Ended
(Amounts in thousands)	4/30/2016			4/25/2015			4/26/2014
Numerator (basic and diluted):
Net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated	$	79,252		$	70,773		$	55,056
Income allocated to participating securities		(401	)		(395	)		(422	)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	78,851		$	70,378		$	54,634
Denominator:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		50,194			51,767			52,386
Add:
Contingent common shares		238			250			1,049
Stock option dilution		333			329			394
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		50,765			52,346			53,829