CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016
Revenue:
Product sales	$ 195,330	$ 159,630	$ 162,032
Contract services (inclusive of related party revenue of $29,597 for the year ended April 30, 2018)	75,722	69,310	71,706
Total revenue	271,052	228,940	233,738
Cost of sales:
Product sales	111,990	88,963	85,089
Contract services	50,174	44,792	43,075
Total cost of sales	162,164	133,755	128,164
Gross margin:
Product sales	83,340	70,667	76,943
Contract services	25,548	24,518	28,631
Total gross margin	108,888	95,185	105,574
Selling, general and administrative	50,826	47,642	50,463
Research and development	26,433	28,465	35,040
Income from operations	31,629	19,078	20,071
Other income (expense):
Interest income, net	2,240	1,618	1,032
Other (expense) income, net	(49)	172	(2,589)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	33,820	20,868	18,514
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	10,177	4,138	2,983
Equity method investment activity, net of tax	(1,283)	(119)	(138)
Net income from continuing operations	22,360	16,611	15,393
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(2,508)	(4,154)	(6,427)
Net income	19,852	12,457	8,966
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	216	22
Net income attributable to AeroVironment	$ 20,068	$ 12,479	$ 8,966
Net (loss) income per share attributable to AeroVironment:
Basic, continuing (in dollars per share)	$ 0.97	$ 0.72	$ 0.67
Basic, discontinuing (in dollars per share)	(0.11)	(0.18)	(0.28)
Net income per share attributable to AeroVironment - Basic (in dollars per share)	0.86	0.54	0.39
Diluted, continuing (in dollars per share)	0.95	0.72	0.67
Diluted, discontinued (in dollars per share)	(0.11)	(0.18)	(0.28)
Net income per share attributable to AeroVironment - Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.84	$ 0.54	$ 0.39
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	23,471,241	23,059,045	22,936,413
Diluted (in shares)	23,813,772	23,307,738	23,153,493