Note B - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Sales (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018
Sales	$ 167,743	$ 146,411	$ 317,817	$ 290,512
Sales Used Autos [Member]
Sales	145,489	126,286	274,943	251,510
Wholesales Third Party [Member]
Sales	8,245	6,693	15,426	12,745
Service Contract Sales [Member]
Sales	7,830	7,727	15,300	15,055
Payment Protection Plan Revenue [Member]
Sales	$ 6,179	$ 5,705	$ 12,148	$ 11,202

Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130543-203045

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130545-203045

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