Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2020
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 91,071	$ 97,059
Customer receivables, net	146,866	106,344
Inventories	140,282	111,836
Prepaid expenses and other	13,861	9,933
Total Current Assets	392,080	325,172
Property, plant and equipment, net	204,002	203,824
Operating lease right-of-use assets	123,118	127,668
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, net	767,612	767,612
Promotional displays, net	14,554	13,966
Deferred income taxes	1,118	915
Other assets	12,252	13,983
TOTAL ASSETS	1,636,514	1,622,806
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	91,622	56,342
Current maturities of long-term debt	8,322	2,216
Short-term lease liability - operating	19,994	18,896
Accrued compensation and related expenses	58,577	49,064
Accrued marketing expenses	20,019	12,361
Other accrued expenses	21,913	16,727
Total Current Liabilities	220,447	155,606
Long-term debt, less current maturities	513,450	594,921
Deferred income taxes	38,348	52,935
Long-term lease liability - operating	109,628	112,454
Other long-term liabilities	11,745	6,352
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, 2021: 16,801,101, at April 30, 2020: 16,926,537	362,524	359,430
Retained earnings	434,940	392,281
Accumulated other comprehensive loss -
Defined benefit pension plans	(54,568)	(51,173)
Total Shareholders' Equity	742,896	700,538
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,636,514	1,622,806
Customer relationships intangibles, net
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangibles, net	121,778	167,444
Trademarks, net
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangibles, net	$ 0	$ 2,222