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Commitments And Contingencies (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Deferred Revenue Related To The Peace Of Mind Program |
|  |  |  |  | (in 000s)
Six months ended October 31, |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 141,080 |  | $ | 140,603
Amounts deferred for new guarantees issued |  | 1,383 |  |  | 1,331
Revenue recognized on previous deferrals |  | (45,555) |  |  | (46,073)
Balance, end of period | $ | 96,908 |  | $ | 95,861
Claims Received By Loan Origination Year |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (in millions)
|  | Fiscal Year |  |  | Fiscal Year |  |  | Fiscal Year 2011 |  |  | Fiscal Year 2012 |  |  | Fiscal Year 2013 |  |  |
|  | 2009 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | Q1 |  |  | Q2 |  |  | Q3 |  |  | Q4 |  |  | Q1 |  |  | Q2 |  |  | Q3 |  |  | Q4 |  |  | Q1 |  |  | Q2 |  |  | Total
Loan Origination Year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2005 | $ | 62 |  | $ | 15 |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 18 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 107
2006 |  | 217 |  |  | 108 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 130 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 137 |  |  | 123 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 974
2007 |  | 153 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 353 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 406 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 958
Total | $ | 432 |  | $ | 145 |  | $ | 109 |  | $ | 21 |  | $ | 33 |  | $ | 55 |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | 483 |  | $ | 35 |  | $ | 543 |  | $ | 142 |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 2,039
Rollforward Of Accrued Liability For Representation And Warrant Claims |
|  |  |  |  | (in 000s)
Six months ended October 31, |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 130,018 |  | $ | 126,260
Provisions |  | - |  |  | 20,000
Payments |  | (753) |  |  | (3,337)
Balance at end of period | $ | 129,265 |  | $ | 142,923

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