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Inventories (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2017
Inventories [Abstract] |
Schedule of Inventories | Inventories at April 30 were as follows (in thousands):
| 2017 | 2016 |
Finished Goods | $38,329 | $45,170 |
Work-in-Process | 7,078 | 7,592 |
Paper and Other Materials | 650 | 4,867 |
| 46,057 | 57,629 |
Inventory Value of Estimated Sales Returns | 4,727 | 4,924 |
LIFO Reserve | (2,932) | (4,774) |
Total Inventories | $47,852 | $57,779 |
See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Sales Return Reserves for a discussion of the Inventory Value of Estimated Sales Returns. Finished Goods are net of a reserve for inventory obsolescence of $21.1 million and $22.0 million as of April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. During fiscal year 2017, the Company outsourced the majority of its paper inventory management to third party printers which drove the decline in Paper, Cloth and Other above.

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