Business combination net working capital adjustment.

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The cash outflow, excluding working capital adjustment, associated with the acquisition of business during the period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The amount of goodwill arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 09, 2015	Dec. 11, 2014	May. 05, 2014	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill deductible for tax purpose				$ 12,000,000
DRP Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business, excluding working capital adjustment			$ 22,800,000
Working capital adjustment			1,000,000
Payments to acquire business, net of cash acquired			$ 23,800,000
BTI Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business, excluding working capital adjustment		$ 130,500,000
Working capital adjustment		3,100,000
Payments to acquire business, net of cash acquired				135,500,000
Acquisition payment made through line of credit		100,000,000
Increase in goodwill				$ 631,000
Business combination, acquisition-related costs					$ 1,700,000
B T I Acquisition Excluding Hooyman Llc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business, net of cash acquired		$ 133,600,000
Hooyman LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business, net of cash acquired	$ 1,900,000