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Note 9 - Lease Commitments (Details Textual)			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2021 USD ($)	May 01, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset			$ 7,522,000	$ 8,550,000			$ 9,575,000
Operating Lease, Liability, Total			8,455,000				10,340,000
Lease Incentive Receivable							$ 765,000
Operating Lease, Expense			1,499,000	$ 1,499,000	$ 1,278,000
Operating Lease, Payments			$ 1,432,000
Sublease to American Building Maintenance Industries, Incorporated [Member]
Area of Real Estate Property (Square Foot) | ft²	24,726
Operating Leases, Annual Base Rent	$ 1,126,000
Base Rent Increase, Percent	2.25%
Security Deposit								$ 469,000
Annual Rental Expenditure, Initial, Decrease, Percentage	23.00%
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Allowance	$ 417,000
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Allowance, Six Months of Free Rent Payment	$ 563,000
Sublease to American Building Maintenance Industries, Incorporated [Member] | Forecast [Member]
Security Deposit						$ 305,000
Seagis Property Group LP (the "Landlord") [Member] | Value Line Distribution Center ("VLDC") [Member]
Area of Real Estate Property (Square Foot) | ft²		24,110
Operating Leases, Annual Base Rent		$ 192,880
Security Deposit		32,146
Base Rent Increase Amount		$ 237,218

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