NOTES PAYABLE (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Aug. 13, 2012
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	$ 15,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	13,028,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	8,586,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.00%
Debt Instrument, Eurodollar Fixed Interest Rate	3.19%
Mortgage Notes Payable	4,292,000
Mortgage Loan Of Real Estate Final Maturity Date	February 2018
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Interest Rate	6.35%
Equipment Loan	24,000
Equipment Loan Maturity Date	April 2014
Equipment Loan Interest Rate	7.54%
Other Notes Payable	138,000
Line Of Credit Facility Participation Percentage Purchased		20.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period	8.50%
Long-term Debt, Gross		16,214,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	LIBOR plus 3.5%, but not less than 5%
Book Value Of Real Estate Property Collateralized	71,790,000
Percentage Of Proceeds To Be Applied For Loan Payment	25.00%
Participating Mortgage Loan, Description	A sale transaction by AMREP Southwest of the newly mortgaged land for more than $50,000 or of anyoriginally mortgagedland, other than land zoned and designated as a residential classification, for more than $100,000 requires the approval of the New Lender.
Initial Prepaid Amount Percentage	5.00%
Line of Credit [Member] | Media Services Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage Rate Range, Minimum	5.00%
Line of Credit [Member] | Media Services Operations [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.00%
Debt Instrument, Eurodollar Fixed Interest Rate	2.75%
Line of Credit [Member] | Media Services Operations [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Eurodollar Fixed Interest Rate	3.00%
Line of Credit [Member] | Asw Credit Facility [Member]
Cash Reserve For Interest Payments	500,000
Equipment Loan	$ 15,981,000
Area of Land	12,000