Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Long Term Debt (Details)	12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) note	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$ 887,000,000	$ 887,000,000
Number of promissory notes \| note	2
Amount outstanding at period end	$ 0	0
Interest income	157,000	158,000	$ 214,000
Capitalized interest	1,134,000	1,209,000	$ 1,177,000
Note1 And Note 2
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 100,000,000
Note 1
Debt Instrument
Principal amount of each note	$ 50,000,000
Interest over variable Index	0.75%
Note 2
Debt Instrument
Principal amount of each note	$ 50,000,000
Interest over variable Index	1.00%

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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