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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2011
Earnings Per Share |
Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations |
(in 000s, except per share amounts) |
Year Ended April 30, |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
Net income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders |  | $ | 419,405 |  |  | $ | 488,946 |  |  | $ | 513,055 |  |  |  |  |
Amounts allocated to participating securities (nonvested shares) |  |  | (1,085 | ) |  |  | (1,888 | ) |  |  | (2,042 | ) |  |  |  |
Net income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders |  | $ | 418,320 |  |  | $ | 487,058 |  |  | $ | 511,013 |  |  |  |  |
Basic weighted average common shares |  |  | 309,230 |  |  |  | 332,283 |  |  |  | 332,787 |  |  |  |  |
Potential dilutive shares |  |  | 547 |  |  |  | 953 |  |  |  | 1,752 |  |  |  |  |
Dilutive weighted average common shares |  |  | 309,777 |  |  |  | 333,236 |  |  |  | 334,539 |  |  |  |  |
Earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 1.35 |  |  | $ | 1.47 |  |  | $ | 1.53 |  |  |  |  |
Diluted |  |  | 1.35 |  |  |  | 1.46 |  |  |  | 1.53 |  |  |  |  |

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