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Note F - Debt Facilities (Details Textual) - USD ($)					9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 15, 2015	Oct. 08, 2014	Jun. 24, 2013	Feb. 04, 2013	Jan. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Feb. 18, 2016	Feb. 17, 2016	Feb. 13, 2014	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 09, 2012
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Credit Facilities Amendment Number 5 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date		Oct. 08, 2017
Line of Credit Facility Increase in Pricing Tiers Percent		0.125%
Dividend Restrictions Maximum Aggregate Amount of Stock Repurchases		$ 40,000,000
Dividend Restrictions Percentage of Sum of Borrowing Bases		30.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Credit Facilities, Amendment Number 3 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity, Accordion Feature			$ 55,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Decrease in Pricing Tiers, Percent			0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Credit Facilities, Amendment Number 4 [Member]
Maximum Allowable Capital Expenditures By Credit Facilities Amendment											$ 10,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Contract Term of Contracts Included by Credit Facilities Amendment				3 years
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Contract Term of Contracts Included by Credit Facilities Amendment				3 years 180 days
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					2.375%	2.375%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 172,500,000			$ 172,500,000	$ 145,000,000		$ 145,000,000	$ 125,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date			Jun. 24, 2016			Oct. 08, 2017
Dividend Restrictions Maximum Aggregate Amount of Stock Repurchases						$ 40,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Total Increase in Borrowing Capacity									27,500,000
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity, Accordion Feature									55,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Accordion Feature									$ 200,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Distribution Limitations Percentage of Sum of Borrowing Bases						30.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Distribution Limitations Percentage of Consolidated Net Income						75.00%
Line of Credit Facility Distribution Limitations Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Funds Available						12.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity						$ 61,000,000
Note Payable Related to the Property Purchase Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 550,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	$ 10,005
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.50%
Long-term Debt						$ 516,000
Line of Credit Facility, Distribution Limitations Percentage of Sum of Borrowing Bases						30.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Distribution Limitations Percentage of Consolidated Net Income						75.00%
Line of Credit Facility Distribution Limitations Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Funds Available						12.50%
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs and Discounts						$ 214,000	$ 188,000	$ 209,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross						$ 396,000	$ 464,000

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