NOTES PAYABLE (Details Textual) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage Notes Payable	$ 4,148,000
Mortgage Loan Of Real Estate Final Maturity Date	February 2018
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Interest Rate	6.35%
Equipment Loan	197,000
Equipment Loan Maturity Date	December 2015
Equipment Loan Interest Rate	9.00%
Other Notes Payable, Current	222,000
Media Services Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	7,842,000
Long-term Line of Credit	2,582,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period	3.16%
Maximum Amount Borrowed	6,569,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	15,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	May 12, 2015
Real Estate Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period	8.50%
Notes Payable, Related Parties, Noncurrent	14,418,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Dec. 01, 2017
Book Value Of Real Estate Property Collateralized	$ 66,954,000
Line Of Credit Facility Participation Percentage Purchased	20.00%
Debt Instrument, Payment Terms	No payments of principal are required until maturity, except that the following amounts are required to be applied to the payment of the loan: (a) 25% of the net proceeds from any sales of real property by AMREP Southwest and (b) 25% of any royalty payments received by AMREP Southwest under an oil and gas lease.