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Organization and Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue by Category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2024	Apr. 30, 2023	Apr. 30, 2022
Disaggregation of revenue
Revenue	$ 716,720	$ 540,536	$ 445,732
Contract Liability
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Revenue	13,757	3,413	3,144
Domestic
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Revenue	271,727	251,428	262,258
International
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Revenue	444,993	289,108	183,474
U.S. government
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Revenue	544,885	366,895	294,941
Non-U.S. government
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Revenue	171,835	173,641	150,791
FFP
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Revenue	634,266	430,547	346,092
CPFF
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Revenue	77,458	104,444	93,428
T&M
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Revenue	4,996	5,545	6,212
UxS
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Revenue	448,006	343,910	300,743
LMS
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Revenue	192,587	120,624	76,415
MW
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Revenue	$ 76,127	$ 76,002	$ 68,574

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