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Note C - Finance Receivables (Details) - Changes in Finance Receivables (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
Changes in Finance Receivables [Abstract]
Balance	$ 293,299us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet	$ 288,049us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
Finance receivable originations	334,769crmt_FinanceReceivableOriginations	308,330crmt_FinanceReceivableOriginations
Finance receivable collections	(168,784)crmt_FinanceReceivableCollections	(155,481)crmt_FinanceReceivableCollections
Provision for credit losses	(89,453)crmt_ProvisionForCreditLosses	(91,602)crmt_ProvisionForCreditLosses
Losses on claims for payment protection plan	(7,840)crmt_LossesOnClaimsForPaymentProtectionPlan	(6,745)crmt_LossesOnClaimsForPaymentProtectionPlan
Inventory acquired in repossession and payment protection plan claims	(32,188)crmt_InventoryAcquiredInRepossessionAndPaymentProtectionPlanClaims	(32,842)crmt_InventoryAcquiredInRepossessionAndPaymentProtectionPlanClaims
Balance	$ 329,803us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet	$ 309,709us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet

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- Definition

Represents finance receivable collections.

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Represents finance receivable origination.

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Represents the inventory acquired in repossession and payment protection plan claims.

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Represents the losses on claims for payment protection plan.

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Represents the provision for credit losses.

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Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 3

-Article 5

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