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Property And Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract] |
Property And Equipment | The components of property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, are as follows:
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As of April 30, |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Buildings |  | $ | 62,451 |  |  | $ | 69,904 |
Computers and other equipment |  | 91,388 |  |  | 111,618 |
Leasehold improvements |  | 69,029 |  |  | 74,112 |
Purchased software |  | 7,642 |  |  | 6,570 |
Land and other non-depreciable assets |  | 1,378 |  |  | 1,623 |
|  | $ | 231,888 |  |  | $ | 263,827 |
Depreciation and amortization expense of property and equipment for continuing operations for fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016 was $103.4 million, $103.2 million and $100.8 million, respectively. During fiscal year 2018, we decided to permanently close approximately 400 tax offices after this year's tax season and, as a result, wrote off $7.4 million in related leasehold improvements, furniture and signage. This expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2155823 + Details
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