Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2011	Nov. 30, 2011
Entity Registrant Name	AMREP CORP.
Entity Central Index Key	0000006207
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	axr
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,996,212
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012