Segment Information - Segment Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	$ 31,037	$ 30,258	$ 62,126	$ 60,792
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	1,153	1,895	2,687	3,740
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Intersegment revenues	(912)	(1,156)	(1,719)	(1,812)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(1,309)	(933)	(2,373)	(1,995)
Domestic Operations [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	26,279	23,629	50,594	47,877
Intersegment revenues	160	782	446	906
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	1,927	2,059	3,760	4,262
International Operations [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	4,758	6,629	11,532	12,915
Intersegment revenues	752	374	1,273	906
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$ 535	$ 769	$ 1,300	$ 1,473

This element represents the income or loss from continuing operations attributable to the economic entity which may also be defined as revenue less expenses from ongoing operations, after income or loss from equity method investments, but before income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 940
-SubTopic 20
-Section 25
-Paragraph 1
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 10
-Article 5

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