Note C - Finance Receivables, Net - Changes in Finance Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2020	Apr. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2018
Balance	$ 415,486	$ 383,617	$ 357,161
Finance receivable originations	604,497	540,505	494,641
Finance receivable collections	(322,180)	(293,739)	(260,104)
Provision for credit losses	(162,246)	(146,363)	(149,059)
Losses on claims for payment protection plan	(17,966)	(17,020)	(16,748)
Inventory acquired in repossession and payment protection plan claims	(51,450)	(51,514)	(42,274)
Balance	$ 466,141	$ 415,486	$ 383,617

Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121599337&loc=SL82919230-210447

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-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=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121593590&loc=d3e4428-111522

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