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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 30, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2013 | Apr. 30, 2012 | Aug. 31, 2012 | Apr. 30, 2014 Senior Notes, 5.500%, Due November 2022 | Oct. 25, 2012 Senior Notes, 5.500%, Due November 2022 | Apr. 30, 2014 Fiscal Quarter Ending April Thirty, July Thirty One, and October Thirty One [Member] | Apr. 30, 2014 Fiscal Quarter Ending January Thirty One [Member] | Apr. 30, 2014 Senior Notes, 7.875%, Due January 2013 | Apr. 30, 2014 Senior Notes, 5.125%, Due October 2014 | Apr. 30, 2014 Senior Notes 6 3/4% Due In November 2004 | Aug. 31, 2012 Maximum | Aug. 31, 2012 Maximum LIBOR | Aug. 31, 2012 Maximum PRIME | Aug. 31, 2012 Minimum | Aug. 31, 2012 Minimum LIBOR | Aug. 31, 2012 Minimum PRIME | Apr. 30, 2014 FHLB
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | $ 906,474,000 | $ 906,680,000 |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 5.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.45% | 0.45% |  | 0.75% | 0.00% |
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt | 0 | 497,185,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, maturity date | Jun. 01, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Jan. 15, 2013 | Oct. 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum funding by facility |  |  |  | 1,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, interest rate |  |  |  |  | 5.50% |  |  |  | 7.875% | 5.125% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility repayment, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital lease obligation, due over the next 9 years | 8,980,000 | 9,702,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of annual facility fee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.30% |  |  | 0.125% |  |  |
Threshold of Debt to EBITDA Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.50 | 3.75 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Coverage Ratio | 2.50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to retire debt in 2013 | 400,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to retire debt in 2014 | 800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to retire debt in 2015 | 800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to retire debt in 2016 | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to retire debt in 2017 | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to retire debt beyond 2017 | 502,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of advanced capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 190,600,000
Available-for-sale securities eligible to serve as collateral | $ 203,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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