Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Nov. 30, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN WOODMARK CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000794619
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,250,589
Trading Symbol	amwd