Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And Related Assets (Schedule Of Allowance For Impaired Loans) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2011
Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And Related Assets [Abstract]
Based on collateral value method	$ 71,471	$ 69,794
Based on discounted cash flow method	9,011	11,055
Total allowance for loans	$ 80,482	$ 80,849

Allowance for loans losses allocated to impaired loans total

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