Earnings per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 28, 2018

Earnings per Share

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

	Fiscal Year Ended
(Amounts in thousands)	(52 weeks) 4/28/2018			(52 weeks) 4/29/2017			(53 weeks) 4/30/2016
Numerator (basic and diluted):
Net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated	$	80,866		$	85,922		$	79,252
Income allocated to participating securities	(407		)	(422		)	(401		)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	80,459		$	85,500		$	78,851
Denominator:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	47,621			48,963			50,194
Add:
Contingent common shares	211			194			238
Stock option dilution	303			313			333
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	48,135			49,470			50,765