Note C - Changes in Finance Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014
Balance at beginning of period	$ 324,144	$ 293,299	$ 288,049
Finance receivable originations	460,499	445,405	404,918
Finance receivable collections	(248,166)	(238,845)	(223,538)
Provision for credit losses	(144,397)	(120,289)	(119,247)
Losses on claims for payment protection plan	(13,521)	(10,588)	(9,586)
Inventory acquired in repossession and payment protection plan claims	(43,766)	(44,838)	(47,297)
Balance at end of period	$ 334,793	$ 324,144	$ 293,299

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.

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

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