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Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2018
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Pension Expenses

Pension expense consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     Three months ended
January 31, 2018
     Three months ended
January 31, 2017
 

Service cost

   $ -0-      $ -0-  

Interest cost

     219        232  

Expected return on plan assets

     (328      (311

Recognition of net loss

     283        314  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic pension expense

   $ 174      $ 235  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Nine months ended
January 31, 2018
     Nine months ended
January 31, 2017
 

Service cost

   $ -0-      $ -0-  

Interest cost

     687        695  

Expected return on plan assets

     (984      (932

Recognition of net loss

     849        942  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic pension expense

   $ 522      $ 705