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Treasury Stock and Repurchase Program (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2013
Treasury Stock [Abstract] |
Schedule of treasury stock, at cost | 6155799223l30i71g61jig5436kljg43
($ in thousands except for cost per share) |  | Shares |  |  | Total Average Cost Assigned |  |  | Average Cost per Share |  |  | Aggregate Purchase Price Remaining Under the Program |
Balance as of April 30, 2010 (1) |  |  | 18,400 |  |  | $ | 354 |  |  | $ | 19.24 |  |  |  | n/a |
Purchases effected in open market |  |  | 6,719 |  |  |  | 90 |  |  | $ | 13.39 |  |  | $ | 3,110 |
Balance as of April 30, 2011 |  |  | 25,119 |  |  | $ | 444 |  |  | $ | 17.67 |  |  | $ | 3,110 |
Purchases effected in open market |  |  | 78,500 |  |  |  | 946 |  |  | $ | 12.05 |  |  | $ | 2,165 |
Balance as of April 30, 2012 (2) |  |  | 103,619 |  |  | $ | 1,390 |  |  | $ | 13.41 |  |  | $ | - |
Purchases effected in open market (3) |  |  | 19,953 |  |  |  | 182 |  |  | $ | 9.13 |  |  | $ | 2,818 |
Balance as of April 30, 2013 |  |  | 123,572 |  |  | $ | 1,572 |  |  | $ | 12.72 |  |  | $ | 2,818 |
(1) Were acquired prior to the repurchase program authorized in January 2011. (2) Includes 85,219 shares with a total average cost of $1,036,000 that were acquired during the former repurchase program, which was authorized in January 2011 and expired in January 2012. (3) Were acquired during the new repurchase program authorized in September 2012.

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