Document and Entity Information (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Jul. 07, 2014 Class A Common Shares	Jul. 07, 2014 Class B Common Shares
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Apr. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	AMSWA
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000713425
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			25,667,110	2,587,086
Entity Public Float		$ 212.2