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Loss Per Share And Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2012
Loss Per Share And Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] |
Computation Of Basic And Diluted Loss Per Share From Continuing Operations |
|  |  | (in 000s, except per share amounts)
| Three months ended January 31, | Nine months ended January 31,
| 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to shareholders | $ (3,567 ) | $ (11,034 ) | $ (245,735 ) | $ (250,286 )
Amounts allocated to participating securities (nonvested shares) | 24 | (148 ) | (152 ) | (142 )
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders | $ (3,543 ) | $ (11,182 ) | $ (245,887 ) | $ (250,428 )
Basic weighted average common shares | 292,963 | 305,144 | 299,450 | 310,546
Potential dilutive shares | — | — | — | —
Dilutive weighted average common shares | 292,963 | 305,144 | 299,450 | 310,546
Loss per share from continuing operations: |  |  |  |
Basic | $ (0.01 ) | $ (0.04 ) | $ (0.82 ) | $ (0.80 )
Diluted | (0.01 ) | (0.04 ) | (0.82 ) | (0.80 )
Components Of Stockholders' Equity |
| (in 000s)
Common stock | $ 130
Additional paid-in capital | 7,826
Retained earnings | 169,548
| $ 177,504

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