Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

Inventories [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories

Inventories were as follows (in thousands):

	As of July 31,		As of April 30,
	2016	2015	2016
Finished goods	$43,102	$47,887	$45,170
Work-in-process	6,422	6,439	7,592
Paper, cloth and other	3,968	4,051	4,867
	$53,492	$58,377	$57,629
Inventory value of estimated sales returns	6,179	7,087	4,924
LIFO reserve	(4,849)	(6,784)	(4,774)
Total inventories	$54,822	$58,680	$57,779