Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Dec. 06, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	AMREP CORP.
Entity Central Index Key	0000006207
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	AXR
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,195,454
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014