Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2012	Feb. 29, 2012
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	Jan. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012