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Loss Per Share And Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share And Equity [Line Items] |
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,
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012
Net loss from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
attributable to shareholders | $ | (16,915) |  | $ | (3,567) |  | $ | (223,764) |  | $ | (245,735)
Income (loss) allocated to participating securities (nonvested shares) |  | 62 |  |  | (24) |  |  | 199 |  |  | 152
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders | $ | (16,977) |  | $ | (3,543) |  | $ | (223,963) |  | $ | (245,887)
Basic weighted average common shares |  | 271,542 |  |  | 292,963 |  |  | 273,281 |  |  | 299,450
Potential dilutive shares |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | -
Dilutive weighted average common shares |  | 271,542 |  |  | 292,963 |  |  | 273,281 |  |  | 299,450
Loss per share from continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic | $ | (0.06) |  | $ | (0.01) |  | $ | (0.82) |  | $ | (0.82)
Diluted |  | (0.06) |  |  | (0.01) |  |  | (0.82) |  |  | (0.82)
Common Stock Retired [Member] |
Earnings Per Share And Equity [Line Items] |
Allocation Of Cost Of Shares Retired To Components Of Stockholders' Equity |
|  |  |  |  | (in 000s)
Nine months ended January 31, |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012
Common stock | $ | 213 |  | $ | 130
Additional paid-in capital |  | 12,542 |  |  | 7,826
Retained earnings |  | 302,245 |  |  | 169,548
| $ | 315,000 |  | $ | 177,504
Treasury Stock Retired [Member] |
Earnings Per Share And Equity [Line Items] |
Allocation Of Cost Of Shares Retired To Components Of Stockholders' Equity |
|  | (in 000s)
Common stock | $ | 600
Additional paid-in capital |  | 35,400
Retained earnings |  | 1,104,797
Total cost allocated |  | 1,140,797
Less cost of treasury shares retired |  | (1,140,797)
Net impact on consolidated stockholders' equity | $ | -

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of changes in the separate accounts comprising stockholders' equity (in addition to retained earnings) and of the changes in the number of shares of equity securities during at least the most recent annual fiscal period and any subsequent interim period presented is required to make the financial statements sufficiently informative if both financial position and results of operations are presented. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644 + Details
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