ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedGrantsInPeriod

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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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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
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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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Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 846	$ 963
Liability for payment of the RSTUs	$ 28,125		$ 35,389
Employee Performance-Based RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awarded in period (in shares)	36,058
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)	19,442
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)	5,136
Employee Service-Based RSTUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock units non vested grants (in shares)	2,804
RSTUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period, years	3 years
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 51	$ 281
Liability for payment of the RSTUs	$ 745		$ 1,200