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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract] |
Identified intangible assets and intangible liabilities | The Company's identified intangible assets and intangible liabilities at October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012 were as follows:
|  | (in thousands) |
|  | October 31, 2012 |  |  | April 30, 2012 |
Identified intangible assets (included in intangible assets): |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross carrying amount |  | $ | 67,860 |  |  | $ | 92,401 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (25,579 | ) |  |  | (47,813 | )
Net carrying amount |  | $ | 42,281 |  |  | $ | 44,588 |
Identified intangible liabilities (included in other liabilities): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross carrying amount |  | $ | 408 |  |  | $ | 1,104 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (294 | ) |  |  | (967 | )
Net carrying amount |  | $ | 114 |  |  | $ | 137 |
Estimated annual amortization of acquired below-market leases, net of acquired above-market leases | The effect of amortization of acquired below-market leases and acquired above-market leases on rental income was approximately $(7,000) and $(6,000) for the three months ended October 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $(14,000) and $(32,000) for the six months ended October 31, 2012 and 2011. The estimated annual amortization of acquired below-market leases, net of acquired above-market leases for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
Year Ended April 30, |  | (in thousands) |
2014 |  | $ | 35 |
2015 |  |  | 18 |
2016 |  |  | 14 |
2017 |  |  | 6 |
2018 |  |  | (5 | )
Estimated annual amortization of all other identified intangible assets | Amortization of all other identified intangible assets (a component of depreciation and amortization expense) was $1.6 million and $1.5 million for the three months ended October 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $3.1 million and $3.2 million for the six months ended October 31, 2012 and 2011.The estimated annual amortization of all other identified intangible assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
Year Ended April 30, |  | (in thousands) |
2014 |  | $ | 4,182 |
2015 |  |  | 3,825 |
2016 |  |  | 3,608 |
2017 |  |  | 3,139 |
2018 |  |  | 2,652 |

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