Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Apr. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017
Total revenue		$ 9,352,910	$ 8,391,124	$ 7,506,587
Operating expenses		1,391,279	1,283,046	1,172,328
Depreciation and amortization		244,387	220,970	197,629
Interest, net		55,656	50,940	41,536
Income before income taxes		263,402	214,437	269,668
Federal and state income taxes		59,516	(103,466)	92,183
Net income		$ 203,886	$ 317,903	$ 177,485
Net income per common share
Basic (in Dollars per share)		$ 5.55	$ 8.41	$ 4.54
Diluted (in Dollars per share)		5.51	8.34	4.48
Dividends declared (in Dollars per share)		$ 1.16	$ 1.04	$ 0.96
Product
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization, shown separately below) (a)	[1]	$ 7,398,186	$ 6,621,731	$ 5,825,426

[1] Includes excise taxes of approximately $995,000, $919,000 and $866,000