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Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended
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Nov. 13, 2012 | Apr. 30, 2011 | May 31, 2009 | Jul. 31, 2013 | Jul. 31, 2012 | Apr. 30, 2011 | Apr. 30, 2010 | Apr. 30, 2009 | Jan. 31, 2009 | Apr. 30, 2013 | Dec. 20, 2000 acre | Sep. 30, 2011 Waste-Stream Inc [Member] | Nov. 30, 2011 Motors Liquidation Trust [Member]
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accruals related to outstanding legal proceedings |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Scrap yard and solid waste transfer station |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 |  |
Undiscounted costs associated with implementing preferred remedies |  |  | 10,219 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Present worth cost associated with implementing preferred remedies |  | 12,130 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Enter into a Consent Order with DEC | 60 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental remediation charge |  |  |  |  |  | 549 | 335 | 1,532 | 2,823 |  |  |  |
Percentage of environmental remediation cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% | 30.00% |  |  |  |
Environmental remediation liability |  |  |  | 5,363 |  |  |  |  |  | 5,297 |  |  |
Accretion expense |  |  |  | 34 | 34 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of risk free interest rate |  |  |  | 2.70% |  |  |  |  |  | 2.70% |  |  |
Future remediation costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000 | $ 100

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