Income Taxes (Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2012
Reconciles our effective tax rate to the federal statutory tax rate in the United States
U.S. federal statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State taxes, net of U.S. federal tax benefit	0.70%	1.00%	1.30%
Income taxed at other than U.S. federal statutory rate	(2.20%)	(1.40%)	(1.20%)
Tax benefit from U.S. manufacturing	(2.80%)	(2.10%)	(2.20%)
Other, net	(0.20%)	(0.80%)	(0.40%)
Effective rate	30.50%	31.70%	32.50%