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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Compensating Balances and Other Investments Lender Holdbacks (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2016 | Jul. 31, 2015
Compensating Balances [Line Items] |  |
Compensating balance | $ 13,060,000 |
Decrease in lender holdbacks | 735,000 | $ 1,354,000
Increase in lender holdbacks for improvements | 346,000 | $ 292,000
First International Bank, Watford City, North Dakota [Member] |  |
Compensating Balances [Line Items] |  |
Compensating balance | 6,000,000 |
Associated Bank, Green Bay, Wisconsin [Member] |  |
Compensating Balances [Line Items] |  |
Compensating balance | 3,000,000 |
Private Bank [Member] |  |
Compensating Balances [Line Items] |  |
Compensating balance | 2,000,000 |
Bremer Bank [Member] |  |
Compensating Balances [Line Items] |  |
Compensating balance | 1,285,000 |
Dacotah Bank, Minot, North Dakota [Member] |  |
Compensating Balances [Line Items] |  |
Compensating balance | 250,000 |
Peoples State Bank of Velva, North Dakota [Member] |  |
Compensating Balances [Line Items] |  |
Compensating balance | 225,000 |
American National Bank, Omaha, Nebraska [Member] |  |
Compensating Balances [Line Items] |  |
Compensating balance | 200,000 |
Commerce Bank [Member] |  |
Compensating Balances [Line Items] |  |
Compensating balance | $ 100,000 |

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