Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And Related Assets (Schedule Of Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And The Related Allowance) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And Related Assets [Line Items]
Outstanding Principal Balance	$ 277,423	$ 350,235
Loan Loss Allowance, Amount	11,272	14,314
Loan Loss Allowance, % of Principal	4.10%
% 30 Days Past Due	20.10%
Purchased From SCC
Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And Related Assets [Line Items]
Outstanding Principal Balance	159,566
Loan Loss Allowance, Amount	8,655
Loan Loss Allowance, % of Principal	5.40%
% 30 Days Past Due	27.10%
All Other
Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And Related Assets [Line Items]
Outstanding Principal Balance	117,857
Loan Loss Allowance, Amount	$ 2,617
Loan Loss Allowance, % of Principal	2.20%
% 30 Days Past Due	7.50%

Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance as percent of principal

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Percent of loans thirty days past due

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The reserve to cover probable credit losses related to specifically identified fixed maturity real estate loans as well as probable credit losses inherent in the remainder of that loan portfolio.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 310

-Section 45

-Paragraph 4

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28367877&loc=d3e4428-111522

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