Note C - Finance Receivables, Net - Changes in Finance Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019
Balance			$ 415,486	$ 383,617
Finance receivable originations			446,093	399,089
Finance receivable collections			(229,973)	(206,620)
Provision for credit losses	$ (40,233)	$ (35,555)	(112,885)	(111,619)
Losses on claims for payment protection plan			(13,141)	(12,148)
Inventory acquired in repossession and payment protection plan claims			(38,325)	(37,406)
Balance	$ 467,255	$ 414,913	$ 467,255	$ 414,913

Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=119407570&loc=SL82919230-210447

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-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 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118952595&loc=d3e4428-111522

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