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Treasury Stock and Repurchase Program (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015
Treasury Stock [Abstract] |
Schedule of treasury stock, at cost |
($ 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, 2012 (1) |  |  | 103,619 |  |  | $ | 1,390 |  |  | $ | 13.41 |  |  | $ | - |
Purchases effected in open market (2) |  |  | 19,953 |  |  | $ | 182 |  |  | $ | 9.13 |  |  | $ | 2,818 |
Balance as of April 30, 2013 |  |  | 123,572 |  |  | $ | 1,572 |  |  | $ | 12.72 |  |  | $ | 2,818 |
Purchases effected in open market (2) |  |  | 58,499 |  |  | $ | 550 |  |  | $ | 9.41 |  |  | $ | 2,268 |
Balance as of April 30, 2014 |  |  | 182,071 |  |  | $ | 2,122 |  |  | $ | 11.65 |  |  | $ | 2,268 |
Purchases effected in open market (2) |  |  | 8,433 |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 14.47 |  |  | $ | 2,146 |
Balance as of April 30, 2015 |  |  | 190,504 |  |  | $ | 2,244 |  |  | $ | 11.78 |  |  | $ | 2,146 |
(1) 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; 18,400 shares were acquired prior to the repurchase program authorized in January 2011. (2) Were acquired during the $3 million repurchase program authorized in September 2012.

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