Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015	Jul. 24, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Apr. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	AMREP CORP.
Entity Central Index Key	0000006207
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float			$ 19,730,262
Trading Symbol	AXR
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,059,454