Loans Payable and Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Debt Maturities

Maturities of long-term debt are as follows:

	FISCAL YEARS ENDING APRIL 30
(in thousands)	2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024 AND THERE- AFTER		TOTAL OUTSTANDING
Term loans	$	—	$	35,000	$	50,000	$	62,500	$	312,500	$	—	$	460,000
The Senior Notes	—		—		—		—		—		350,000		350,000
Economic development loans	2,189		88		89		201		207		1,665		4,439
Capital lease obligations	1,948		1,786		1,342		713		639		817		7,245
Other long-term debt	—		—		—		—		—		6,660		6,660
Total	$	4,137	$	36,874	$	51,431	$	63,414	$	313,346	$	359,142	$	828,344
Debt issuance costs													$	(14,304	)
Current maturities													$	(4,143	)
Total long-term debt													$	809,897