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Organization and Significant Accounting Policies - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2023	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Intangibles, net
Amortization expense	$ 58,121,000	$ 26,558,000	$ 6,469,000
Backlog
Intangibles, net
Weighted average amortization period	1 year
Licenses
Intangibles, net
Weighted average amortization period	3 years
Customer relationships
Intangibles, net
Amortization expense	$ 34,149,000
In-process research and development
Intangibles, net
Weighted average amortization period	3 years
Trademarks and tradenames
Intangibles, net
Weighted average amortization period	6 years
Minimum | Technology
Intangibles, net
Weighted average amortization period	3 years
Minimum | Customer relationships
Intangibles, net
Weighted average amortization period	3 years
Maximum | Technology
Intangibles, net
Weighted average amortization period	12 years
Maximum | Customer relationships
Intangibles, net
Weighted average amortization period	5 years

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- Definition

The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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