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Note 12 - Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed for Internal Use (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015
Capitalized Computer Software, Additions	$ 407,000	$ 1,681,000
Internal Costs to Develop Software	215,000	1,250,000
Third Party Programmers Costs	192,000	431,000
Capitalized Computer Software, Amortization	4,397,000	$ 3,520,000	$ 2,421,000
Capitalized Computer Software, Increase in Amortization	$ 877,000
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Additions made to capitalized computer software costs during the period.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
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