Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2018	Mar. 09, 2018
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN WOODMARK CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000794619
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,503,330
Trading Symbol	amwd