Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2013

Inventories [Abstract]

Inventories

 Inventories were as follows (in thousands):

	As of January 31,		As of April 30,
	2013	2012	2012
Finished goods	$67,472	$79,920	$86,954
Work-in-process	6,830	8,567	6,487
Paper, cloth and other	9,911	11,621	8,072
	84,213	100,108	101,513
Inventory value of estimated sales returns	8,508	10,072	7,246
LIFO reserve	(6,722)	(5,232)	(7,522)
Total inventories	$85,999	$104,948	$101,237