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Customer Banking Deposits (Components Of Banking Deposits) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2013 | Apr. 30, 2012
Short-term [Abstract] |  |  |
Money-market deposits, Outstanding Balance | $ 24,870 | $ 188,939 |
Savings deposits, Outstanding Balance | 7,611 | 18,608 |
Interest-bearing checking deposits, Outstanding Balance | 189 | 1,941 |
Non-interest-bearing checking deposits, Outstanding Balance | 429,992 | 391,654 |
Checking deposits, Outstanding Balance | 430,181 | 393,595 |
Due in one year, Outstanding Balance | 3,054 | 18,529 |
IRAs, Outstanding Balance | 304,069 | 316,793 |
IRAs and other time deposits, Outstanding Balance | 307,123 | 335,322 |
Deposits, total | 769,785 | 936,464 |
Money-market deposits, Interest Expense | 1,228 | 1,827 |
Savings deposits, Interest Expense | 66 | 138 |
Interest-bearing checking deposits, Interest Expense | 7 | 21 |
Checking deposits, Interest Expense | 7 | 21 |
IRAs and other time deposits, Interest Expense | 808 | 3,674 |
Interest Expense, Deposits, total | 2,109 | 5,660 | 6,735
Long-term [Abstract] |  |  |
Due in two years | 166 | 1,436 |
Due in three years | 7 | 106 |
Due in four years | 315 | 13 |
Due in five years | 15 | 312 |
Long-term deposits | $ 503 | $ 1,867 |

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- Definition The current portion of money or property received from customers which is either to be returned upon satisfactory contract completion or applied to customer receivables in accordance with the terms of the contract or the understandings. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.20) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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