Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 78,410	$ 176,978
Investments - certificates of deposit	8,000	51,750
Customer receivables, net	136,355	63,115
Inventories	104,801	42,859
Income taxes receivable	25,996	301
Prepaid expenses and other	10,805	4,225
Total Current Assets	364,367	339,228
Property, plant and equipment, net	218,102	107,933
Investments - certificates of deposit	1,500	20,500
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, net	767,451	0
Promotional displays, net	12,189	5,745
Deferred income taxes	732	18,047
Other assets	13,337	9,820
TOTAL ASSETS	1,645,345	501,273
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	71,096	41,312
Current maturities of long-term debt	4,143	1,598
Accrued compensation and related expenses	48,682	36,162
Accrued marketing expenses	19,289	8,655
Other accrued expenses	27,245	13,770
Total Current Liabilities	170,455	101,497
Long-term debt, less current maturities	809,897	15,279
Deferred income taxes	71,563	0
Defined benefit pension liabilities	6,960	28,032
Other long-term liabilities	4,805	4,016
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding shares: at April 30, 2018: 17,503,922, at April 30, 2017: 16,232,775	361,158	168,835
Net increase to beginning retained earnings	269,576	224,031
Accumulated other comprehensive loss -
Defined benefit pension plans	(49,069)	(40,417)
Total Shareholders' Equity	581,665	352,449
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,645,345	501,273
Customer relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangibles, net	258,778	0
Trademarks [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangibles, net	$ 8,889	$ 0