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Discontinued Operations (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2012
Discontinued Operations [Abstract] |
Income (Loss) From Discontinued Operations |
|  |  |  | (in 000s)
| Three months ended January 31, | Nine months ended January 31,
| 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011
Revenues | $ 50,508 | $ 171,071 | $ 416,436 | $ 549,180
Pretax income (loss) from operations: |  |  |  |
RSM and related businesses | $ 1,117 | $ 8,327 | $ 18,831 | $ 15,228
Mortgage | (27,385 ) | (10,551 ) | (54,019 ) | (17,125 )
| (26,268 ) | (2,224 ) | (35,188 ) | (1,897 )
Income taxes (benefit) | (6,462 ) | (537 ) | (10,268 ) | 268
Net income (loss) from operations | (19,806 ) | (1,687 ) | (24,920 ) | (2,165 )
Pretax loss on sales of businesses | (236 ) | — | (109,485 ) | —
Income tax benefit | (20,260 ) | — | (59,969 ) | —
Net gain (loss) on sales of businesses | 20,024 | — | (49,519 ) | —
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations | $ 218 | $ (1,687 ) | $ (74,436 ) | $ (2,165 )

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