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Share-based Goods and Nonemployee Services Transaction, Shares Issuable Per Restricted Stock Unit Granted

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Total of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for obligations related to services received from employees, such as accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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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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Net number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Weighted average per share amount at which grantees can acquire shares of common stock by exercise of options.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) that have been approved for issuance in the equity-based payment transaction.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable or convertible, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period, years			3 years
Granted non-statutory stock options to key employees (in shares)			30,700
Non-statutory stock options, weighted average exercise price (in usd per share)			$ 57.11
Contractual terms, years			10 years
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 832	$ 821	$ 1,795	$ 1,764
Liability for payment of the RSTUs	$ 34,863		$ 34,863		$ 30,120
Employee Service-Based RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total service-based RSUs granted (in shares)	6,300
Vesting period, years	2 years
Common stock issuable per RSU granted (in shares)			1
Employee Performance-Based RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awarded in period (in shares)			48,201
Common stock issuable per RSU granted (in shares)			1
Employee and Non Employee Director Service-Based RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awarded in period (in shares)			16,049
Common stock issuable per RSU granted (in shares)			1
RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period, years			3 years
Employee Performance-Based RSTUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock units non vested grants (in shares)			7,616
Employee Service-Based RSTUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock units non vested grants (in shares)			2,499
RSTUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period, years			3 years
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 220	$ 115	$ 501	$ 164
Liability for payment of the RSTUs	$ 921		$ 921		$ 420