BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by AMREP Corporation (the “Company”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial information, and do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. The Company, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in two business segments: the Fulfillment Services business operated by Palm Coast Data LLC (“Palm Coast”) and its subsidiary, FulCircle Media, LLC (“FulCircle”) and the real estate business operated by AMREP Southwest Inc. (“AMREP Southwest”) and its subsidiaries. The Company’s foreign sales are insignificant. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

In the opinion of management, these unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, considered necessary to reflect a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of what may occur in future periods. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to 2016 and 2015 are to the fiscal years ending April 30, 2016 and 2015 and all references to the first quarter and first three months of 2016 and 2015 mean the fiscal three month periods ended July 31, 2015 and 2014.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements herein should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2015, which was filed with the SEC on July 29, 2015 (the “2015 Form 10-K”).

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This guidance defines how companies report revenues from contracts with customers and also requires enhanced disclosures. In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board voted to defer the effective date by one year, with early adoption on the original effective date permitted. The Company will be required to adopt the standard as of May 1, 2018 and early adoption is permitted as of May 1, 2017. The Company has not determined the transition approach that will be utilized nor has it estimated the impact of adopting the new accounting standard.