NOTES PAYABLE (Details Textual) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 acre	Aug. 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Aug. 13, 2012
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 15,000,000	$ 15,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity			14,654,000	14,654,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period			11,098,000
Debt Instrument, Eurodollar Variable Interest Rate				3.16%
Mortgage Notes Payable			4,236,000	4,236,000
Mortgage Loan Of Real Estate Final Maturity Date				February 2018
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Interest Rate				6.35%
Equipment Loans			232,000	232,000
Equipment Loan Maturity Date				April 2014
Equipment Loan Interest Rate				8.95%
Other Notes Payable, Current			238,000	238,000
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				30-day LIBOR plus 3.5%, but not less than 5%,
Book Value Of Real Estate Property Collateralized			69,562,000	69,562,000
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
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding			4,724,000	4,724,000
Initial Prepaid Amount Percentage Description				initially 5% of the amount prepaid, with the percentage declining by 1% each year
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date				May 12, 2015
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Sep. 01, 2012
Customer One [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity			3,000,000	3,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date				Jun. 30, 2014
Line of Credit [Member] | Asw Credit Facility [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Cash Reserve For Interest Payments			500,000	500,000
Equipment Loans			$ 15,311,000	$ 15,311,000