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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Text Block]

(4) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment, net consist of the following (in thousands):

	July 31,		April 30,
	2013		2013
Land, buildings and improvements	$	29,406	$	29,500
Furniture and equipment		23,869		23,736
		53,275		53,236
Less accumulated depreciation		(28,458)		(27,950)
	$	24,817	$	25,286

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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