Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	(11) Subsequent Events On May 16, 2012, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share of American Software Class A and Class B common stock. The cash dividend is payable on September 7, 2012 to Class A and Class B shareholders of record at the close of business on August 17, 2012.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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