Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2016

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary Of Quarterly Financial Information

(in 000s, except per share amounts)
	Fiscal Year 2015			Apr 30, 2015			Jan 31, 2015			Oct 31, 2014			Jul 31, 2014
Revenues	$	3,078,658		$	2,301,370		$	509,074		$	134,628		$	133,586
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes (benefit)	$	742,805		$	1,210,059		$	(90,865	)	$	(200,573	)	$	(175,816	)
Income taxes (benefit)	256,061			465,926			(55,554		)	(87,346		)	(66,965		)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	486,744			744,133			(35,311		)	(113,227		)	(108,851		)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	(13,081		)	(5,292		)	(1,637		)	1,229			(7,381		)
Net income (loss)	$	473,663		$	738,841		$	(36,948	)	$	(111,998	)	$	(116,232	)
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.77		$	2.70		$	(0.13	)	$	(0.41	)	$	(0.40	)
Discontinued operations	(0.05		)	(0.02		)	—			—			(0.02		)
Consolidated	$	1.72		$	2.68		$	(0.13	)	$	(0.41	)	$	(0.42	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.75		$	2.68		$	(0.13	)	$	(0.41	)	$	(0.40	)
Discontinued operations	(0.04		)	(0.02		)	—			—			(0.02		)
Consolidated	$	1.71		$	2.66		$	(0.13	)	$	(0.41	)	$	(0.42	)

Schedule Of Share Price And Dividends Paid

	Fiscal Year		Fourth Quarter		Third Quarter		Second Quarter		First Quarter
Fiscal Year 2016:
Dividends paid per share	$	0.80	$	0.20	$	0.20	$	0.20	$	0.20
Stock price range:
High	$	37.53	$	35.14	$	37.53	$	37.50	$	34.62
Low	19.75		19.75		31.00		31.03		29.15
Fiscal Year 2015:
Dividends paid per share	$	0.80	$	0.20	$	0.20	$	0.20	$	0.20
Stock price range:
High	$	35.80	$	35.80	$	35.09	$	33.92	$	33.65
Low	27.23		30.10		31.41		27.42		27.23