Note C - Finance Receivables (Detail) - Changes in Finance Receivables (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Balance	$ 251,103	$ 222,305
Finance receivable originations	182,140	175,333
Finance receivable collections	(96,730)	(92,989)
Provision for credit losses	(45,310)	(41,157)
Losses on claims for payment protection plan	(3,292)	(2,735)
Inventory acquired in repossession and payment protection plan claims	(19,100)	(17,235)
Balance	$ 268,811	$ 243,522

Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 3

-Article 5

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