CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 486,377	$ 334,140
Accounts receivable	149,733	161,731
Inventories	75,495	82,017
Prepaid and other	78,057	57,083
Total Current Assets	789,662	634,971
Product Development Assets	82,940	87,876
Technology, Property & Equipment	188,718	189,625
Intangible Assets	984,661	954,957
Goodwill	903,665	835,540
Income Tax Deposits	64,037	45,868
Other Assets	63,682	57,538
Total Assets	3,077,365	2,806,375
Current Liabilities
Accounts and royalties payable	142,534	143,313
Deferred revenue	385,654	362,970
Accrued employment costs	118,503	85,306
Accrued income taxes	13,324	16,093
Accrued pension liability	4,671	4,359
Other accrued liabilities	64,901	55,128
Total Current Liabilities	729,587	667,169
Long-Term Debt	700,100	673,000
Accrued Pension Liability	164,634	204,362
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	222,482	197,526
Other Long-Term Liabilities	78,314	75,962
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred Stock, $1 par value: Authorized - 2 million, Issued - zero	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital	327,588	290,762
Retained earnings	1,489,069	1,387,512
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(66,664)	(134,539)
Unamortized retirement costs, net of tax	(123,025)	(143,124)
Unrealized loss on interest rate swap, net of tax	(602)	(969)
Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items before treasury stock	1,709,556	1,482,832
Less Treasury Shares At Cost (Class A - 20,231,118 and 20,616,829; Class B - 3,906,707 and 3,902,576)	(527,308)	(494,476)
Total Shareholders' Equity	1,182,248	988,356
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity	3,077,365	2,806,375
Class A [Member]
Shareholders' Equity
Common Stock	69,798	69,793
Class B [Member]
Shareholders' Equity
Common Stock	$ 13,392	$ 13,397