Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 48,541	$ 121,641
Receivables	22,609	25,841
Inventories	197,331	204,833
Prepaid expenses	2,025	1,478
Deferred income taxes	15,531	23,292
Income taxes receivable	19,223	12,473
Total current assets	305,260	389,558
Property and equipment, at cost
Land	549,239	490,005
Buildings and leasehold improvements	1,136,248	1,004,263
Machinery and equipment	1,503,079	1,330,697
Leasehold interest in property and equipment	16,044	16,278
Property and equipment, gross	3,204,610	2,841,243
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,185,246	1,062,278
Net property and equipment	2,019,364	1,778,965
Other assets, net of amortization	18,295	15,947
Goodwill	127,046	120,406
Total assets	2,469,965	2,304,876
Current liabilities
Notes payable to bank	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	15,398	553
Accounts payable	226,577	250,807
Accrued expenses
Wages and related taxes	32,092	27,411
Property taxes	23,523	22,572
Insurance	31,389	28,429
Other	35,910	61,117
Total current liabilities	364,889	390,889
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	838,245	853,642
Deferred income taxes	354,973	318,023
Deferred compensation	17,645	16,558
Other long-term liabilities	18,984	22,500
Total liabilities	$ 1,594,736	$ 1,601,612
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, no par value, none issued	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, no par value, 38,886,165 and 38,507,387 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively	56,274	33,878
Retained earnings	818,955	669,386
Total shareholders’ equity	875,229	703,264
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 2,469,965	$ 2,304,876