Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Debt Instruments [Abstract]

Components Of Long-Term Debt

The components of long-term debt are as follows:

(in 000s)
As of April 30,	2013			2012
Senior Notes, 5.500%, due November 2022	$	497,330		$	—
Senior Notes, 5.125%, due October 2014	399,648			399,412
Capital lease obligations	9,702			10,393
Senior Notes, 7.875%, due January 2013	—			599,913
Acquisition obligation, due June 2012	—			30,831
	906,680			1,040,549
Less: Current portion	(722		)	(631,434		)
	$	905,958		$	409,115