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Note B - Sales (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Sales Used Autos [Member]
Sales	$ 105,435	$ 103,002	$ 316,269	$ 311,039
Wholesales Third Party [Member]
Sales	5,097	4,175	16,939	13,734
Service Contract Sales [Member]
Sales	6,784	5,101	20,327	13,084
Payment Protection Plan Revenue [Member]
Sales	4,475	4,128	13,521	11,443
Sales	$ 121,791	$ 116,406	$ 367,056	$ 349,300

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- Definition

Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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