NOTE F - SEGMENT INFORMATION (Detail)	9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2013
Number of Reportable Segments	3
Frequency Electronics Inc New York [Member]
Number Of Principal Markets	3

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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