Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Mar. 04, 2014
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		7,213,454
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014