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Share-Based Payments (Details 2) - $ / shares | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2013
Restricted Shares and Deferred Stock Units [Member] |  |  |
Summary of the Company's Restricted shares Deferred stock units and performance units |  |  |
Beginning Balance, Restricted Shares and Deferred Stock Units and Performance Units | 839,188 |  |
Beginning Balance, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, in USD per share | $ 76.54 |  |
Granted Restricted Shares and Deferred Stock Units and Performance Units | 109,091 | 167,134 | 109,770
Granted Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, in USD per share | $ 104.82 | $ 101.08 | $ 76.37
Converted Restricted Shares and Deferred Stock Units and Performance Units | 101,020 |  |
Converted Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, in USD per share | $ 104.91 |  |
Vested Restricted Shares and Deferred Stock Units and Performance Units | (416,328) |  |
Vested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, in USD per share | $ 68.59 |  |
Forfeited Restricted Shares and Deferred Stock Units and Performance Units | (36,082) |  |
Forfeited Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, in USD per share | $ 90.65 |  |
Ending Balance, Restricted Shares and Deferred Stock Units and Performance Units | 596,889 | 839,188 |
Ending Balance, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, in USD per share | $ 91.21 | $ 76.54 |
Performance Units [Member] |  |  |
Summary of the Company's Restricted shares Deferred stock units and performance units |  |  |
Beginning Balance, Restricted Shares and Deferred Stock Units and Performance Units | 101,020 |  |
Beginning Balance, Weighted Average Conversion Date Fair Value, in USD per share | $ 104.91 |  |
Granted Restricted Shares and Deferred Stock Units and Performance Units | 75,848 | 101,020 | 106,666
Granted Weighted Average Conversion Date Fair Value, in USD per share | $ 111.41 | $ 104.91 | $ 100.54
Converted Restricted Shares and Deferred Stock Units and Performance Units | (101,020) |  |
Converted Weighted Average Conversion Date Fair Value, in USD per share | $ 104.91 |  |
Vested Restricted Shares and Deferred Stock Units and Performance Units | 0 |  |
Vested Weighted Average Conversion Date Fair Value, in USD per share | $ 0.00 |  |
Forfeited Restricted Shares and Deferred Stock Units and Performance Units | 0 |  |
Forfeited Weighted Average Conversion Date Fair Value, in USD per Share | $ 0.00 |  |
Ending Balance, Restricted Shares and Deferred Stock Units and Performance Units | 75,848 | 101,020 |
Ending Balance, Weighted Average Conversion Date Fair Value, in USD per share | $ 111.41 | $ 104.91 |

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