Consolidated Statement of Equity (Parentheticals)	12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Purchase of treasury shares	442,700us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	325,598us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	398,548us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired

Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 29, 30

-Article 5

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