Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The Company’s effective income tax rate for the three and six month periods ended October 31, 2016 were 38.0% and 34.9%, respectively, compared with 36.3% and 36.2%, respectively, in the comparable periods of the prior fiscal year. The effective tax rate for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 was negatively impacted by a reduction in the domestic production deduction benefit due to planned additional pension contributions. The effective tax rate for the first half of fiscal 2017 as compared to the first half of fiscal 2016 was favorably impacted by a $1.2 million tax benefit related to the early adoption of ASU 2016-09, the new accounting guidance relating to stock-based compensation

Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

The Company’s effective income tax rate for the three and six month periods ended October 31, 2016 were 38.0% and 34.9%, respectively, compared with 36.3% and 36.2%, respectively, in the comparable periods of the prior fiscal year. The effective tax rate for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 was negatively impacted by a reduction in the domestic production deduction benefit due to planned additional pension contributions. The effective tax rate for the first half of fiscal 2017 as compared to the first half of fiscal 2016 was favorably impacted by a $1.2 million tax benefit related to the early adoption of ASU 2016-09, the new accounting guidance relating to stock-based compensation