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Number Of Capitalized Lease Agreements

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Number Of Loan Agreements

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Percent Of Advance Rate, Debt

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Ratio Cash Flow To Fixed Charges

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Ratio Of Total Liabilities To Tangible Net Worth

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Required Maximum Ratio Of Total Liabilities To Tangible Net Worth Under Agreement

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Required Minimum Ratio Of Cash Flow To Fixed Charges Under Agreement

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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The increase during the period in capital lease obligations due to entering into new capital leases.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Aggregate amount of interest paid or due on all long-term debt.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligations including current maturities.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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Loans Payable and Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended				28 Months Ended	40 Months Ended
Loans Payable and Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2005 loan	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) lease	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) lease
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR rate	0.25%				0.25%	0.25%
Spread on interest rate	1.495%
Required maximum ratio of total liabilities to tangible net worth under agreement	140.00%
Required minimum ratio of cash flow to fixed charges under agreement	150.00%
Ratio of total liabilities to tangible net worth	74.00%
Ratio cash flow to fixed charges	339.00%
Debt, outstanding balance	$ 22,955,000				$ 22,955,000	$ 22,955,000
Interest paid under agreement and capital leases	500,000	$ 700,000	$ 600,000
Wells Fargo [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	35,000,000				35,000,000	35,000,000
Amount oustanding	10,000,000	10,000,000			10,000,000	10,000,000
Remaining availability	$ 25,000,000				25,000,000	25,000,000
Eligible Accounts Receivable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Advanced rate	75.00%
Eligible Pre Bill Reserves [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Advanced rate	50.00%
Equipment Value [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 20,000,000				$ 20,000,000	$ 20,000,000
Board Of County Commissioners Of Garrett County [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate	3.00%				3.00%	3.00%
Debt, outstanding balance	$ 1,300,000	1,300,000			$ 1,300,000	$ 1,300,000
Allegany County, Maryland Site [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate	3.00%				3.00%	3.00%
Debt, outstanding balance	$ 2,200,000	2,200,000			$ 2,200,000	$ 2,200,000
Number of loan agreements \| loan				2
First American Financial Bancorp [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of capitalized lease agreements \| lease						14
Capital lease agreement	$ 1,300,000	1,200,000			$ 1,300,000	$ 1,300,000
Capital lease obligations incurred						$ 2,100,000
Capital lease term						48 months
Market interest rate	6.50%				6.50%	6.50%
e-Plus Group [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of capitalized lease agreements \| lease					13
Capital lease agreement	$ 1,000,000	800,000			$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000
Capital lease obligations incurred					$ 1,500,000
Capital lease term					51 months
Market interest rate	6.50%				6.50%	6.50%
West Virginia Economic Development Authority [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate	2.00%				2.00%	2.00%
Debt, outstanding balance	$ 5,600,000	$ 6,100,000			$ 5,600,000	$ 5,600,000
Capital lease agreement	10,000,000				10,000,000	10,000,000
West Virginia Economic Development Authority [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 1,500,000				$ 1,500,000	$ 1,500,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	3.00%				3.00%	3.00%