Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2020	Apr. 30, 2019
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 97,059	$ 57,656
Investments - certificates of deposit	0	1,500
Customer receivables, net	106,344	125,901
Inventories	111,836	108,528
Income taxes receivable	0	1,009
Prepaid expenses and other	9,933	11,441
Total Current Assets	325,172	306,035
Property, plant and equipment, net	203,824	208,263
Operating lease right-of-use assets	127,668
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, net	767,612	767,612
Promotional displays, net	13,966	13,058
Deferred income taxes	915	773
Other assets	13,983	15,524
TOTAL ASSETS	1,622,806	1,529,931
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	56,342	61,277
Current maturities of long-term debt	2,216	2,286
Short-term lease liability - operating	18,896
Accrued compensation and related expenses	49,064	54,906
Accrued marketing expenses	12,361	12,979
Other accrued expenses	16,727	18,142
Total Current Liabilities	155,606	149,590
Long-term debt, less current maturities	594,921	689,205
Deferred income taxes	52,935	64,749
Long-term lease liability - operating	112,454
Other long-term liabilities	6,352	6,034
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, 2020: 16,926,537, at April 30, 2019: 16,849,026	359,430	352,424
Retained earnings	392,281	317,420
Accumulated other comprehensive loss -
Defined benefit pension plans	(51,173)	(49,491)
Total Shareholders' Equity	700,538	620,353
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,622,806	1,529,931
Customer relationships intangibles, net
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangibles, net	167,444	213,111
Trademarks, net
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangibles, net	$ 2,222	$ 5,555