NOTES PAYABLE (Details Textual) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013 acre	Aug. 13, 2012
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 15,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	14,859,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period	7,167,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	5,872,000
Debt Instrument, Eurodollar Variable Interest Rate	3.17%
Mortgage Notes Payable	4,265,000
Mortgage Loan Of Real Estate Final Maturity Date	February 2018
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Interest Rate	6.35%
Equipment Loans	15,000
Equipment Loan Maturity Date	April 2014
Equipment Loan Interest Rate	7.54%
Other Notes Payable, Current	132,000
Line Of Credit Facility Participation Percentage Purchased		20.00%
Area of Land	12,000
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	70,802,000
Percentage Of Proceeds To Be Applied For Loan Payment	25.00%
Participating Mortgage Loan, Description	A sale transaction by AMREP Southwest of any newly mortgaged land for more than $50,000 or of any originally mortgaged land, other than land zoned and designated as a residential classification, for more than $100,000 requires the approval of the New Lender.
Customer One [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	3,000,000
Line of Credit [Member] | Asw Credit Facility [Member]
Cash Reserve For Interest Payments	500,000
Due To Related Parties, Noncurrent	$ 15,655,000