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Other Income And Expenses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2018
Interest Income And Interest Expense [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Interest Income And Expense Of Continuing Operations | The following table shows the components of other income (expense), net:
(in 000s) |
Year ended April 30, |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Mortgage loans and real estate owned, net |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,644 |  |  | $ | 4,914 |
Interest income |  | 6,861 |  |  | 3,642 |  |  | 3,962 |
Interest and gains on available-for-sale securities |  | — |  |  | 188 |  |  | 8,548 |
Foreign currency losses |  | (165 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (7,807 | )
Impairment of investments |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,500 | )
Other, net |  | (642 | ) |  | (219 | ) |  | (1,868 | )
|  | $ | 6,054 |  |  | $ | 6,254 |  |  | $ | 5,249 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of non-operating income or non-operating expense that may include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, gains (losses) on securities sold, equity earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net gain (loss) on sales of business, interest expense and other miscellaneous income or expense items. + References No definition available. + Details
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