Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

The following table provides restricted stock data for awards granted by the Company:

	For the Six Months Ended October 31,
	2016	2015
Restricted Stock:
Awards granted (in thousands)	509	289
Weighted average fair value of grant	$50.56	$55.91

The weighted average Black-Scholes fair value assumptions for the fiscal year 2016 stock option grants were as follows:

Expected life of options (years)		7.2
Risk-free interest rate		2.1	%
Expected volatility		29.7	%
Expected dividend yield		2.1	%
Fair value of common stock on grant date	$	55.99