Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Components Of Property, Plant And Equipment

The components of property, plant and equipment were:

	January 31,			April 30,
(in thousands)	2020			2019
Land	$	4,431		$	4,751
Buildings and improvements	115,004			114,421
Buildings and improvements - finance leases	11,676			11,202
Machinery and equipment	308,141			294,993
Machinery and equipment - finance leases	30,772			30,574
Construction in progress	18,000			7,002
	488,024			462,943
Less accumulated amortization and depreciation	(279,244		)	(254,680		)
Total	$	208,780		$	208,263