| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2408406 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit and Retirement Plans (Schedule Of Expected Future Benefit Payments) (Details) (http://www.americanwoodmark.com/role/EmployeeBenefitAndRetirementPlansScheduleOfExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsDetails) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000794619 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] |
|---|---|
2016-04-30 | |
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] | |
2016 | |
2017 | |
2018 | |
2019 | |
2020 | |
Years 2021-2025 |