Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2012

Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data

		Year ended April 30, 2012
Total revenue		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year Total
Gasoline	$	1,377,914	1,288,498	1,141,230	1,284,669	5,092,311
Grocery & other merchandise		365,171	357,816	311,199	330,809	1,364,995
Prepared food & fountain		123,843	128,838	118,750	128,281	499,712
Other		6,904	7,366	7,771	8,745	30,786
	$	1,873,832	1,782,518	1,578,950	1,752,504	6,987,804
Gross profit*
Gasoline	$	65,320	62,688	49,180	49,371	226,559
Grocery & other merchandise		118,729	116,221	99,099	109,196	443,245
Prepared food & fountain		75,843	76,658	72,714	77,944	303,159
Other		6,890	7,351	7,757	8,729	30,727
	$	266,782	262,918	228,750	245,240	1,003,690
Net earnings	$	39,391	37,632	16,699	23,069	116,791
Earnings per common share
Basic	$	1.04	0.99	0.44	0.61	3.07
Diluted	$	1.03	0.98	0.43	0.60	3.04
		Year ended April 30, 2011
Total revenue		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year Total
Gasoline	$	936,654	927,617	991,143	1,143,288	3,998,702
Grocery & other merchandise		317,206	308,900	276,075	293,432	1,195,613
Prepared food & fountain		102,382	107,183	100,189	105,486	415,240
Other		5,785	5,819	6,792	7,289	25,685
	$	1,362,027	1,349,519	1,374,199	1,549,495	5,635,240
Gross profit*
Gasoline	$	58,906	52,755	48,101	52,276	212,038
Grocery & other merchandise		104,025	101,655	85,385	94,185	385,250
Prepared food & fountain		65,270	67,161	62,266	63,454	258,151
Other		5,770	5,806	6,779	7,273	25,628
	$	233,971	227,377	202,531	217,188	881,067
Net earnings	$	37,286	21,692	12,875	22,770	94,623
Earnings per common share
Basic	$	0.73	0.51	0.34	0.60	2.24
Diluted	$	0.73	0.51	0.34	0.60	2.22

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