CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 27, 2024	Apr. 27, 2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 148,079	$ 114,462
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,690 and $2,731	442,342	547,287
Inventory, net	849,504	782,898
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	322,185	334,116
Total current assets	1,762,110	1,778,763
Property and equipment, net	226,151	229,081
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	124,473	122,295
Long-term receivables, net	132,683	129,876
Goodwill	156,211	156,328
Identifiable intangibles, net	183,955	193,261
Investments	167,386	166,320
Other non-current assets, net	121,789	120,808
Total assets	2,874,758	2,896,732
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	656,977	745,375
Accrued payroll expense	49,656	78,211
Other accrued liabilities	173,369	167,399
Operating lease liabilities	33,643	32,815
Current maturities of long-term debt	123,875	122,750
Borrowings on revolving credit	320,000	186,000
Total current liabilities	1,357,520	1,332,550
Long-term debt	327,153	328,911
Non-current operating lease liabilities	94,261	92,464
Other non-current liabilities	143,323	141,075
Total liabilities	1,922,257	1,895,000
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 600,000 shares authorized; 88,146 and 89,701 shares issued and outstanding	881	897
Additional paid-in capital	265,584	258,679
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(86,473)	(89,915)
Retained earnings	771,997	831,483
Total Patterson Companies, Inc. stockholders' equity	951,989	1,001,144
Noncontrolling interests	512	588
Total stockholders’ equity	952,501	1,001,732
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 2,874,758	$ 2,896,732