Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary Of Quarterly Financial Information

(in 000s, except per share amounts)
	Fiscal Year 2013			Apr 30, 2013			Jan 31, 2013			Oct 31, 2012			Jul 31, 2012
Revenues	$	2,905,943		$	2,200,212		$	471,979		$	137,263		$	96,489
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes (benefit)	$	702,011		$	1,129,836		$	(96,268	)	$	(162,288	)	$	(169,269	)
Income taxes (benefit)	236,853			440,914			(79,353		)	(61,089		)	(63,619		)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	465,158			688,922			(16,915		)	(101,199		)	(105,650		)
Net loss from discontinued operations	(31,210		)	(24,582		)	(793		)	(4,044		)	(1,791		)
Net income (loss)	$	433,948		$	664,340		$	(17,708	)	$	(105,243	)	$	(107,441	)
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.70		$	2.53		$	(0.06	)	$	(0.37	)	$	(0.38	)
Discontinued operations	(0.11		)	(0.09		)	(0.01		)	(0.02		)	(0.01		)
Consolidated	$	1.59		$	2.44		$	(0.07	)	$	(0.39	)	$	(0.39	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.69		$	2.51		$	(0.06	)	$	(0.37	)	$	(0.38	)
Discontinued operations	(0.11		)	(0.09		)	(0.01		)	(0.02		)	(0.01		)
Consolidated	$	1.58		$	2.42		$	(0.07	)	$	(0.39	)	$	(0.39	)

Schedule Of Share Price And Dividends Paid

	Fiscal Year		Fourth Quarter		Third Quarter		Second Quarter		First Quarter
Fiscal Year 2014:
Dividends paid per share	$	0.80	$	0.20	$	0.20	$	0.20	$	0.20
Stock price range:
High	$	32.42	$	32.42	$	30.53	$	32.09	$	31.75
Low	25.98		26.92		27.13		25.98		27.24
Fiscal Year 2013:
Dividends paid per share	$	0.80	$	0.20	$	0.20	$	0.20	$	0.20
Stock price range:
High	$	29.68	$	29.68	$	23.19	$	18.04	$	16.88
Low	14.35		22.77		17.26		15.53		14.35