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100500 - Disclosure - Significant Accounting Policies - Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Amounts and Weighted Average Number of Common and Common Equivalent Shares Used to Determine Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Common Share (Detail)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0001092796 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-02-01 - 2016-04-30
2015-11-01 - 2016-01-31
2015-08-01 - 2015-10-31
2015-05-01 - 2016-04-30
2015-05-01 - 2015-07-31
2015-02-01 - 2015-04-30
2014-11-01 - 2015-01-31
2014-08-01 - 2014-10-31
2014-05-01 - 2015-04-30
2014-05-01 - 2014-07-31
2013-05-01 - 2014-04-30
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
35,646,000  
31,434,000  
12,466,000  
93,958,000  
14,412,000  
21,940,000  
8,178,000  
5,091,000  
49,827,000  
14,618,000  
88,627,000  
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations
     
(54,000) 
(57,000) 
(41,000) 
(214,000) 
(62,000) 
678,000  
Net income
35,646,000  
31,434,000  
12,466,000  
93,958,000  
14,412,000  
21,886,000  
8,121,000  
5,050,000  
49,613,000  
14,556,000  
89,305,000  
Weighted average shares outstanding — Basic
   
54,765,000  
    
53,988,000  
 
58,668,000  
Dilutive effect of stock option and award plans
   
1,200,000  
    
1,240,000  
 
1,446,000  
Diluted shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
55,965,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
55,228,000  
 
 
 
60,114,000  
 
Earnings per share - Basic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
.64 1
.57 1
.23 1
1.72 1
.27 1
.41 1
.15 1
.10 1
.92 1
.27 1
1.51  
Income from discontinued operations
          
.01  
Net income
.64 1
 
.57 1
 
.23 1
 
1.72 1
 
.27 1
 
.41 1
 
.15 1
 
.09 1
 
.92 1
 
.27 1
 
1.52  
 
Earnings per share - Diluted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
.63 1
.56 1
.22 1
1.68 1
.26 1
.40 1
.15 1
.09 1
.90 1
.26 1
1.47  
Income from discontinued operations
          
.01  
Net income
.63 1
 
.56 1
 
.22 1
 
1.68 1
 
.26 1
 
.40 1
 
.15 1
 
.09 1
 
.90 1
 
.26 1
 
1.49  
 
1: Basic and diluted earnings per share may not equal the sum of the quarterly basic and diluted earnings per share due to rounding.