CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 25, 2025	Apr. 27, 2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 134,996	$ 114,462
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,518 and $2,731	469,924	547,287
Inventory, net	889,348	782,898
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	343,366	334,116
Total current assets	1,837,634	1,778,763
Property and equipment, net	227,802	229,081
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	121,613	122,295
Long-term receivables, net	116,839	129,876
Goodwill	159,622	156,328
Identifiable intangibles, net	170,523	193,261
Investments	88,649	166,320
Other non-current assets, net	109,904	120,808
Total assets	2,832,586	2,896,732
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	644,861	745,375
Accrued payroll expense	67,946	78,211
Other accrued liabilities	136,794	167,399
Operating lease liabilities	26,945	32,815
Current maturities of long-term debt	126,875	122,750
Borrowings on revolving credit	302,000	186,000
Total current liabilities	1,305,421	1,332,550
Long-term debt	321,763	328,911
Non-current operating lease liabilities	98,053	92,464
Other non-current liabilities	117,434	141,075
Total liabilities	1,842,671	1,895,000
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 600,000 shares authorized; 88,454 and 89,701 shares issued and outstanding	885	897
Additional paid-in capital	278,744	258,679
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(96,868)	(89,915)
Retained earnings	806,800	831,483
Total Patterson Companies, Inc. stockholders' equity	989,561	1,001,144
Noncontrolling interests	354	588
Total stockholders’ equity	989,915	1,001,732
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 2,832,586	$ 2,896,732