Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 75,775	$ 48,541
Receivables	27,701	22,609
Inventories	204,988	197,331
Prepaid expenses	3,008	2,025
Deferred income taxes	0	15,531
Income taxes receivable	14,413	19,223
Total current assets	325,885	305,260
Property and equipment, at cost
Land	593,043	549,239
Buildings and leasehold improvements	1,279,258	1,136,248
Machinery and equipment	1,704,379	1,503,079
Leasehold interest in property and equipment	16,044	16,044
Property and equipment, gross	3,592,724	3,204,610
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,340,249	1,185,246
Net property and equipment	2,252,475	2,019,364
Other assets, net of amortization	19,222	18,295
Goodwill	128,566	127,046
Total assets	2,726,148	2,469,965
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	15,375	15,398
Accounts payable	241,207	226,577
Accrued expenses
Wages and related taxes	32,026	32,092
Property taxes	24,091	23,523
Insurance	35,535	31,389
Other	39,337	35,910
Total current liabilities	387,571	364,889
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	822,869	838,245
Deferred income taxes	394,934	354,973
Deferred compensation	17,813	17,645
Other long-term liabilities	19,498	18,984
Total liabilities	$ 1,642,685	$ 1,594,736
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, no par value, none issued	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, no par value, 39,055,570 and 38,886,165 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively	72,868	56,274
Retained earnings	1,010,595	818,955
Total shareholders’ equity	1,083,463	875,229
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 2,726,148	$ 2,469,965