NOTES PAYABLE (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage Notes Payable		$ 3,993,000
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Interest Rate		6.35%
Other Notes Payable, Current		$ 134,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal	$ 933,000	$ 320,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period		0.50%
Area of Real Estate Property | ft²	2,200
Real Estate Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Related Parties, Noncurrent		$ 12,491,000
Book Value Of Real Estate Property Collateralized		$ 61,281,000
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 cash proceeds from any sales of real property by AMREP Southwest and (b) 25% of any royalty payments received by AMREP Southwest under the oil and gas lease