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Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And Related Assets (Schedule Of Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And The Related Allowance) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2011
Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And Related Assets [Line Items]
Outstanding Principal Balance	$ 516,509	$ 572,974
Amount	89,949	92,087
% of Principal	17.40%
% 30 + Days Past Due	34.20%
Purchased From SCC [Member]
Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And Related Assets [Line Items]
Outstanding Principal Balance	324,122
Amount	77,373
% of Principal	23.90%
% 30 + Days Past Due	47.10%
All Other [Member]
Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And Related Assets [Line Items]
Outstanding Principal Balance	192,387
Amount	$ 12,576
% of Principal	6.50%
% 30 + Days Past Due	12.40%

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Allowance as percent of principal

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Percent of loans thirty days past due

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- Definition

The reserve to cover probable credit losses related to specifically identified fixed maturity real estate loans as well as probable credit losses inherent in the remainder of that loan portfolio.

+ References

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 60

-Paragraph 47

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 310

-Section 45

-Paragraph 4

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Reflects the aggregate gross carrying amount of all categories of loans and leases held in portfolio, prior to deducting deferred income and the allowance for losses on loans and leases.

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Statement of Position (SOP)

-Number 01-6

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph e

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

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