CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 26, 2024	Apr. 27, 2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 157,935	$ 114,462
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,847 and $2,731	532,038	547,287
Inventory, net	823,689	782,898
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	328,355	334,116
Total current assets	1,842,017	1,778,763
Property and equipment, net	225,354	229,081
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	124,881	122,295
Long-term receivables, net	118,702	129,876
Goodwill	160,084	156,328
Identifiable intangibles, net	181,158	193,261
Investments	85,962	166,320
Other non-current assets, net	107,444	120,808
Total assets	2,845,602	2,896,732
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	731,259	745,375
Accrued payroll expense	53,010	78,211
Other accrued liabilities	167,302	167,399
Operating lease liabilities	33,865	32,815
Current maturities of long-term debt	125,000	122,750
Borrowings on revolving credit	234,000	186,000
Total current liabilities	1,344,436	1,332,550
Long-term debt	325,396	328,911
Non-current operating lease liabilities	94,294	92,464
Other non-current liabilities	118,027	141,075
Total liabilities	1,882,153	1,895,000
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 600,000 shares authorized; 88,317 and 89,701 shares issued and outstanding	883	897
Additional paid-in capital	271,956	258,679
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(85,369)	(89,915)
Retained earnings	775,540	831,483
Total Patterson Companies, Inc. stockholders' equity	963,010	1,001,144
Noncontrolling interests	439	588
Total stockholders’ equity	963,449	1,001,732
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 2,845,602	$ 2,896,732