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RETIREMENT PLANS (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2013 | Apr. 30, 2012
RETIREMENT PLANS [Abstract] |  |  |
Age threshold for 401 (k) plan | P21Y |  |
Requisite service period to participate in contribution plan (in months) | 6 months |  |
Hours worked per calendar year established as threshold for 401(k) plan (in hours) | 1000 hours |  |
Maximum contribution each employee towards profit sharing plan (in hundredths) | 3.50% |  |
Maximum contribution each employee, towards 401(k) plan (in hundredths) | 4.00% |  |
Total contribution percentage in profit sharing and 401(k) plan (in hundredths) | 7.50% |  |
Employer contribution towards profit sharing plan and 401(k) plan | $ 1,100,000 | $ 912,000 | $ 871,000

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- Definition Minimum period the individual is required to perform services to be fully vested under the deferred compensation arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 710 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6409961&loc=d3e20487-108367 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 70 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6414718&loc=d3e28014-114942 + Details
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