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Investments in Unconsolidated Entities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2013
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract] |
Equity and Cost Method Investments | The following table summarizes our equity and cost method investments as of October 31, 2013 and April 30, 2013:
|  | October 31, 2013 |  |  | April 30, 2013 |
Equity method investments |  | $ | 2,731 |  |  | $ | 3,766 |
Cost method investments |  |  | 16,486 |  |  |  | 16,486 |
Investments in unconsolidated entities |  | $ | 19,217 |  |  | $ | 20,252 |
Summarized Balance Sheet Financial Information of Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates | Summarized financial information for GreenFiber is as follows:
|  | October 31, 2013 |  |  | April 30, 2013 |
Current assets |  | $ | 17,854 |  |  | $ | 16,644 |
Noncurrent assets |  | $ | 26,956 |  |  | $ | 28,139 |
Current liabilities |  | $ | 16,398 |  |  | $ | 19,247 |
Noncurrent liabilities |  | $ | 2,097 |  |  | $ | 1,227 |
Summarized Income Statement Financial Information of Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates |
Three Months Ended |  |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | October 31, |  |  | October 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Revenue |  | $ | 20,840 |  |  | $ | 19,494 |  |  | $ | 35,570 |  |  | $ | 32,595 |
Gross profit |  | $ | 4,956 |  |  | $ | 4,300 |  |  | $ | 7,641 |  |  | $ | 5,900 |
Net income (loss) |  | $ | 152 |  |  | $ | (297 | ) |  | $ | (1,843 | ) |  | $ | (3,866 | )

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