Note 13 - Quaterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]

	Year ended April 30, 2014
	Q1		Q2		Q3		Q4		Year Total
Total revenue
Fuel	$	1,514,874		1,416,980		1,255,774		1,366,952		5,554,580
Grocery & other merchandise		423,585		416,552		364,846		378,251		1,583,234
Prepared food & fountain		166,248		171,751		158,200		162,977		659,176
Other		10,042		10,602		11,235		11,386		43,265
	$	2,114,749		2,015,885		1,790,055		1,919,566		7,840,255
Gross profit*
Fuel	$	91,227		67,816		55,892		52,937		267,872
Grocery & other merchandise		138,412		134,708		113,429		121,387		507,936
Prepared food & fountain		102,754		106,171		96,147		97,924		402,996
Other		10,028		10,590		11,222		11,372		43,212
	$	342,421		319,285		276,690		283,620		1,222,016
Net income	$	53,795		39,430		12,663		20,932		126,820
Income per common share
Basic	$	1.40		1.03		.33		.54		3.30
Diluted	$	1.39		1.01		.33		.54		3.26

	Year ended April 30, 2013
	Q1		Q2		Q3		Q4		Year Total
Total revenue
Fuel	$	1,330,670		1,393,476		1,185,640		1,319,371		5,229,157
Grocery & other merchandise		386,129		362,662		329,657		340,263		1,418,711
Prepared food & fountain		142,709		146,540		137,033		138,642		564,924
Other		8,794		8,966		10,035		10,253		38,048
	$	1,868,302		1,911,644		1,662,365		1,808,529		7,250,840
Gross profit*
Fuel	$	55,896		54,779		49,186		61,561		221,422
Grocery & other merchandise		128,834		121,206		104,660		107,963		462,663
Prepared food & fountain		90,565		91,515		83,011		83,902		348,993
Other		8,780		8,958		10,013		10,240		37,991
	$	284,075		276,458		246,870		263,666		1,071,069
Net income	$	37,307		31,146		13,757		21,604		103,814
Income per common share
Basic	$	.98		.81		.36		.56		2.71
Diluted	$	.97		.81		.36		.56		2.69

	Year ended April 30, 2012
	Q1		Q2		Q3		Q4		Year Total
Total revenue
Fuel	$	1,377,914		1,288,498		1,141,230		1,284,669		5,092,311
Grocery & other merchandise		365,171		357,816		311,199		330,809		1,364,995
Prepared food & fountain		123,483		128,838		118,750		128,281		499,712
Other		6,904		7,366		7,771		8,745		30,786
	$	1,873,832		1,782,518		1,578,950		1,752,504		6,987,804
Gross profit*
Fuel	$	65,320		62,688		48,270		46,736		223,014
Grocery & other merchandise		118,729		116,221		99,099		109,196		443,245
Prepared food & fountain		75,843		76,658		72,714		77,944		303,159
Other		6,890		7,351		7,757		8,729		30,727
	$	266,782		262,918		227,840		242,605		1,000,145
Net income	$	39,391		37,632		16,162		21,509		114,694
Income per common share
Basic	$	1.04		0.99		.42		.56		3.01
Diluted	$	1.03		0.98		.42		.56		2.99