Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Retained Earnings
Payment of dividends per share	$ 0.80	$ 0.72	$ 0.66

Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770

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