COMMON STOCK AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2014 2010 Stock Plan Stock options	Jul. 31, 2014 2007 Stock Plan Stock options	Aug. 02, 2014 2007 Stock Plan Restricted Stock Awards (RSA's)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual award vesting percentage	33.30%	33.30%
Awarded (in shares)			6,750
Granted (in shares)	108,000	50,500
Award expiration period	10 years	10 years

Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Award Annual Vesting Percentage

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award Expiration Period

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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