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Quarterly Financial Data (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2014
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary Of Quarterly Financial Information |
(in 000s, except per share amounts) |
|  | Fiscal Year 2013 |  |  | Apr 30, 2013 |  |  | Jan 31, 2013 |  |  | Oct 31, 2012 |  |  | Jul 31, 2012 |
Revenues |  | $ | 2,905,943 |  |  | $ | 2,200,212 |  |  | $ | 471,979 |  |  | $ | 137,263 |  |  | $ | 96,489 |
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes (benefit) |  | $ | 702,011 |  |  | $ | 1,129,836 |  |  | $ | (96,268 | ) |  | $ | (162,288 | ) |  | $ | (169,269 | )
Income taxes (benefit) |  | 236,853 |  |  | 440,914 |  |  | (79,353 | ) |  | (61,089 | ) |  | (63,619 | )
Net income (loss) from continuing operations |  | 465,158 |  |  | 688,922 |  |  | (16,915 | ) |  | (101,199 | ) |  | (105,650 | )
Net loss from discontinued operations |  | (31,210 | ) |  | (24,582 | ) |  | (793 | ) |  | (4,044 | ) |  | (1,791 | )
Net income (loss) |  | $ | 433,948 |  |  | $ | 664,340 |  |  | $ | (17,708 | ) |  | $ | (105,243 | ) |  | $ | (107,441 | )
Basic earnings (loss) per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations |  | $ | 1.70 |  |  | $ | 2.53 |  |  | $ | (0.06 | ) |  | $ | (0.37 | ) |  | $ | (0.38 | )
Discontinued operations |  | (0.11 | ) |  | (0.09 | ) |  | (0.01 | ) |  | (0.02 | ) |  | (0.01 | )
Consolidated |  | $ | 1.59 |  |  | $ | 2.44 |  |  | $ | (0.07 | ) |  | $ | (0.39 | ) |  | $ | (0.39 | )
Diluted earnings (loss) per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations |  | $ | 1.69 |  |  | $ | 2.51 |  |  | $ | (0.06 | ) |  | $ | (0.37 | ) |  | $ | (0.38 | )
Discontinued operations |  | (0.11 | ) |  | (0.09 | ) |  | (0.01 | ) |  | (0.02 | ) |  | (0.01 | )
Consolidated |  | $ | 1.58 |  |  | $ | 2.42 |  |  | $ | (0.07 | ) |  | $ | (0.39 | ) |  | $ | (0.39 | )
Schedule Of Share Price And Dividends Paid |
|  | Fiscal Year |  |  | Fourth Quarter |  |  | Third Quarter |  |  | Second Quarter |  |  | First Quarter |
Fiscal Year 2014: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid per share |  | $ | 0.80 |  |  | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | 0.20 |
Stock price range: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
High |  | $ | 32.42 |  |  | $ | 32.42 |  |  | $ | 30.53 |  |  | $ | 32.09 |  |  | $ | 31.75 |
Low |  | 25.98 |  |  | 26.92 |  |  | 27.13 |  |  | 25.98 |  |  | 27.24 |
Fiscal Year 2013: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid per share |  | $ | 0.80 |  |  | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | 0.20 |
Stock price range: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
High |  | $ | 29.68 |  |  | $ | 29.68 |  |  | $ | 23.19 |  |  | $ | 18.04 |  |  | $ | 16.88 |
Low |  | 14.35 |  |  | 22.77 |  |  | 17.26 |  |  | 15.53 |  |  | 14.35 |

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