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Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2017
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Pension Expenses

Pension expense consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     Three months ended
January 31, 2017
     Three months ended
January 31, 2016
 

Service cost

   $ -0-      $ -0-  

Interest cost

     232        224  

Expected return on plan assets

     (311      (334

Recognition of net loss

     314        329  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic pension expense

   $ 235      $ 219  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Nine months ended
January 31, 2017
     Nine months ended
January 31, 2016
 

Service cost

   $ -0-      $ -0-  

Interest cost

     695        684  

Expected return on plan assets

     (932      (1,022

Recognition of net loss

     942        917  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic pension expense

   $ 705      $ 579