Organization	12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2017
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	1. Organization Organization — We are a leading manufacturer, designer, and provider of consumer products for the shooting, hunting, and rugged outdoor enthusiast. We are one of the largest manufacturers of handguns, modern sporting rifles, and handcuffs in the United States and an active participant in the hunting rifle market. We are also a leading provider of shooting, hunting, and rugged outdoor products and accessories, including knives and cutting tools, sighting lasers, shooting supplies, tree saws, and survival gear. In fiscal 2017, we changed our name from Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation to American Outdoor Brands Corporation to better reflect our expanding strategic focus on the growing markets for shooting, hunting, and rugged outdoor enthusiasts. We believe that the name ”American Outdoor Brands Corporation” better reflects our family of brands, our broad range of product offerings, and our plan to continue building upon our portfolio of strong American brands. We report our results of operations in two segments: (1) Firearms and (2) Outdoor Products & Accessories, which we previously referred to as our Accessories segment. In our Firearms segment, which operates under the Smith & Wesson name, we manufacture a wide array of handguns (including revolvers and pistols), long guns (including modern sporting rifles, bolt action rifles, and muzzleloaders), handcuffs, and firearm-related products for sale to a wide variety of customers, including gun enthusiasts, collectors, hunters, sportsmen, competitive shooters, individuals desiring home and personal protection, law enforcement and security agencies and officers, and military agencies in the United States and throughout the world. We sell our firearm products under the Smith & Wesson, M&P, Performance Center, and Thompson/Center Arms brands. We manufacture our firearm products at our facilities in Springfield, Massachusetts; Houlton, Maine; and Deep River, Connecticut. We also sell our manufacturing services to other businesses under our Smith & Wesson and Deep River Plastics brands. In our Outdoor Products & Accessories segment, which currently operates under the names of Battenfeld Technologies, Inc., or BTI, BTI Tools, Ultimate Survival Technologies, or UST, and Crimson Trace, we design, source, distribute, and manufacture reloading, gunsmithing, and gun cleaning supplies, high-quality stainless steel cutting tools and accessories, flashlights, tree saws and related trimming accessories, shooting supplies, rests, and other related accessories, apparel, vault accessories, laser grips and laser sights, and a full range of products for survival and emergency preparedness. In our Outdoor Products & Accessories segment, we sell our products under the Caldwell, Wheeler, Tipton, Frankford Arsenal, Smith & Wesson, M&P, Thompson/Center, Lockdown, Hooyman, BOG-POD, Golden Rod, Non-Typical, Crimson Trace, Imperial, Schrade, Old Timer, UST, and KeyGear brands. We develop and market our outdoor products and accessories at our facilities in Columbia, Missouri; Wilsonville, Oregon; Kingsport, Tennessee; and Jacksonville, Florida. During fiscal 2015, we acquired substantially all of the net assets of Tri-Town Precision Plastics, Inc., or TTPP, which we refer to as the DRP Acquisition, and we acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of Battenfeld Acquisition Company Inc., including its wholly owned subsidiary, Battenfeld Technologies, Inc., or BTI, which we refer to as the BTI Acquisition. See Note 2 – Acquisitions below for more information regarding these transactions. During fiscal 2017, we acquired substantially all of the net assets of Taylor Brands, LLC as well as Ultimate Survival Technologies, Inc., and we acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of Crimson Trace Corporation, which we refer to collectively as the 2017 Acquisitions. See Note 2 – Acquisitions below for more information regarding these transactions. These acquisitions have been accounted for in accordance with ASC 805-20, Business Combinations, and accordingly, the results of operations from the acquired businesses have been included in our consolidated financial statements following the acquisition dates.

1. Organization

Organization — We are a leading manufacturer, designer, and provider of consumer products for the shooting, hunting, and rugged outdoor enthusiast. We are one of the largest manufacturers of handguns, modern sporting rifles, and handcuffs in the United States and an active participant in the hunting rifle market. We are also a leading provider of shooting, hunting, and rugged outdoor products and accessories, including knives and cutting tools, sighting lasers, shooting supplies, tree saws, and survival gear.

In fiscal 2017, we changed our name from Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation to American Outdoor Brands Corporation to better reflect our expanding strategic focus on the growing markets for shooting, hunting, and rugged outdoor enthusiasts. We believe that the name ”American Outdoor Brands Corporation” better reflects our family of brands, our broad range of product offerings, and our plan to continue building upon our portfolio of strong American brands. We report our results of operations in two segments: (1) Firearms and (2) Outdoor Products & Accessories, which we previously referred to as our Accessories segment.

In our Firearms segment, which operates under the Smith & Wesson name, we manufacture a wide array of handguns (including revolvers and pistols), long guns (including modern sporting rifles, bolt action rifles, and muzzleloaders), handcuffs, and firearm-related products for sale to a wide variety of customers, including gun enthusiasts, collectors, hunters, sportsmen, competitive shooters, individuals desiring home and personal protection, law enforcement and security agencies and officers, and military agencies in the United States and throughout the world. We sell our firearm products under the Smith & Wesson, M&P, Performance Center, and Thompson/Center Arms brands. We manufacture our firearm products at our facilities in Springfield, Massachusetts; Houlton, Maine; and Deep River, Connecticut. We also sell our manufacturing services to other businesses under our Smith & Wesson and Deep River Plastics brands.

In our Outdoor Products & Accessories segment, which currently operates under the names of Battenfeld Technologies, Inc., or BTI, BTI Tools, Ultimate Survival Technologies, or UST, and Crimson Trace, we design, source, distribute, and manufacture reloading, gunsmithing, and gun cleaning supplies, high-quality stainless steel cutting tools and accessories, flashlights, tree saws and related trimming accessories, shooting supplies, rests, and other related accessories, apparel, vault accessories, laser grips and laser sights, and a full range of products for survival and emergency preparedness. In our Outdoor Products & Accessories segment, we sell our products under the Caldwell, Wheeler, Tipton, Frankford Arsenal, Smith & Wesson, M&P, Thompson/Center, Lockdown, Hooyman, BOG-POD, Golden Rod, Non-Typical, Crimson Trace, Imperial, Schrade, Old Timer, UST, and KeyGear brands. We develop and market our outdoor products and accessories at our facilities in Columbia, Missouri; Wilsonville, Oregon; Kingsport, Tennessee; and Jacksonville, Florida.

During fiscal 2015, we acquired substantially all of the net assets of Tri-Town Precision Plastics, Inc., or TTPP, which we refer to as the DRP Acquisition, and we acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of Battenfeld Acquisition Company Inc., including its wholly owned subsidiary, Battenfeld Technologies, Inc., or BTI, which we refer to as the BTI Acquisition. See Note 2 – Acquisitions below for more information regarding these transactions.

During fiscal 2017, we acquired substantially all of the net assets of Taylor Brands, LLC as well as Ultimate Survival Technologies, Inc., and we acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of Crimson Trace Corporation, which we refer to collectively as the 2017 Acquisitions. See Note 2 – Acquisitions below for more information regarding these transactions.

These acquisitions have been accounted for in accordance with ASC 805-20, Business Combinations, and accordingly, the results of operations from the acquired businesses have been included in our consolidated financial statements following the acquisition dates.