Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

	Year ended April 30, 2017
	Q1		Q2	Q3	Q4	Year Total
Total revenue
Fuel	$	1,147,044	1,113,351	1,053,990	1,099,743	4,414,128
Grocery & other merchandise	566,174		544,799	476,309	500,068	2,087,349
Prepared food & fountain	243,655		248,345	228,278	233,150	953,430
Other	13,206		13,560	11,416	13,499	51,680
	$	1,970,079	1,920,055	1,769,993	1,846,460	7,506,587
Gross profit*
Fuel	$	104,429	99,060	89,265	85,592	378,347
Grocery & other merchandise	179,127		174,590	148,099	155,374	657,190
Prepared food & fountain	153,052		156,329	140,869	143,774	594,024
Other	13,187		13,539	11,396	13,479	51,600
	$	449,795	443,518	389,629	398,219	1,681,161
Net income	$	67,392	57,180	22,835	30,078	177,485
Income per common share
Basic	1.72		1.46	0.58	0.77	4.54
Diluted	1.70		1.44	0.58	0.76	4.48
	Year ended April 30, 2016
	Q1		Q2	Q3	Q4	Year Total
Total revenue
Fuel	$	1,286,241	1,166,736	888,744	873,081	4,214,802
Grocery & other merchandise	526,620		516,578	453,388	477,487	1,974,073
Prepared food & fountain	223,381		229,388	209,595	218,349	880,713
Other	12,350		11,898	14,213	14,037	52,498
	$	2,048,592	1,924,600	1,565,940	1,582,954	7,122,086
Gross profit*
Fuel	$	87,681	122,690	85,460	85,828	381,659
Grocery & other merchandise	171,549		162,904	141,482	153,299	629,234
Prepared food & fountain	139,679		145,513	130,027	135,073	550,292
Other	12,333		11,883	14,200	14,020	52,436
	$	411,242	442,990	371,169	388,220	1,613,621
Net income	$	61,806	79,033	38,099	47,044	225,982
Income per common share
Basic	1.59		2.03	0.98	1.20	5.79
Diluted	1.57		2.00	0.97	1.19	5.73

* Gross profit is given before charge for depreciation and amortization and credit card fees.