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Debt - (Details) |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Feb. 04, 2022 | Feb. 19, 2021 USD ($) payment | Jul. 27, 2024 USD ($) | Jun. 06, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 05, 2023 USD ($)
Arcturus UAV Inc. | Aerovironment |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Amount of loan |  |  | $ 92,492,000 |  |
Amount of sublimit of line of credit borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000 | $ 10,000,000
Additional interest rate if default occurs (as a percentage) | 2.00% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Arcturus UAV Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Term of loan |  | 5 years |  |  |
Amount of loan |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Minimum | Fiscal quarter ended January 29, 2022 and April, 2022 |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated leverage ratio | 4.00% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Minimum | Fiscal quarters ending during the period from May 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022 |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated leverage ratio | 3.50% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Minimum | Fiscal quarter ending thereafter which is after October 31, 2022 |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated leverage ratio | 3.00% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Maximum | Fiscal quarter ended January 29, 2022 and April, 2022 |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated leverage ratio | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Maximum | Fiscal quarters ending during the period from May 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022 |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated leverage ratio | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Maximum | Fiscal quarter ending thereafter which is after October 31, 2022 |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated leverage ratio | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Maximum | Arcturus UAV Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of outstanding equity interests in foreign subsidiaries |  | 65.00% |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 0.50% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Base Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 0.50% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Base Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 1.50% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | SOFR |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 1.00% |  |  |  |
SOFR adjustment | 0.10% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | SOFR | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 1.50% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | SOFR | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 2.50% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 0.00% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Consolidated Leverage Ratio | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 3.00% |  |
Commitment fees (as a percentage) | 0.20% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Consolidated Leverage Ratio | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 1.00% |  |
Commitment fees (as a percentage) | 0.35% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 1.25% |  |
Revolving credit facility | Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 1.00% |  |
Standby Letters of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Amount of loan |  |  | $ 7,508,000 |  |
Standby Letters of Credit | Arcturus UAV Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Amount of sublimit |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |  |
Term loans | Arcturus UAV Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Term of loan |  | 4 years |  |  |
Amount of loan |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |
Term of amortization |  | 5 years |  |  |
Term loans | Period One Through Four | Arcturus UAV Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Amount of annual required payment expressed as a percent of the outstanding obligation |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Term loans | Period Five | Arcturus UAV Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Amount of annual required payment expressed as a percent of the outstanding obligation |  | 80.00% |  |  |
Number of quarterly payments | payment |  | 3 |  |  |
Amount of quarterly required payment expressed as a percentage of outstanding obligation |  | 1.25% |  |  |

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