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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 9 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2020
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract] |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), including the reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to net income, are shown below.
| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment |  | Net Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (A) |  | Pension and Other Postretirement Liabilities (B) |  | Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available- for-Sale Securities |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at May 1, 2019 | $ | (35.5) |  |  | $ | (40.4) |  |  | $ | (110.0) |  |  | $ | 4.1 |  |  | $ | (181.8) |
Reclassification adjustments | — |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 5.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 5.5 |
Current period credit (charge) | 2.6 |  |  | (119.8) |  |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | (116.0) |
Income tax benefit (expense) | — |  |  | 27.5 |  |  | (1.2) |  |  | (0.3) |  |  | 26.0 |
Balance at January 31, 2020 | $ | (32.9) |  |  | $ | (132.4) |  |  | $ | (106.0) |  |  | $ | 5.0 |  |  | $ | (266.3) |
| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment |  | Net Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (A) |  | Pension and Other Postretirement Liabilities (B) |  | Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available- for-Sale Securities |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at May 1, 2018 | $ | (16.4) |  |  | $ | (2.9) |  |  | $ | (101.0) |  |  | $ | 3.6 |  |  | $ | (116.7) |
Reclassification adjustments | — |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 6.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 6.3 |
Current period credit (charge) | (10.1) |  |  | (37.6) |  |  | (2.4) |  |  | (0.5) |  |  | (50.6) |
Income tax benefit (expense) | — |  |  | 8.5 |  |  | (0.9) |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 7.7 |
Balance at January 31, 2019 | $ | (26.5) |  |  | $ | (31.7) |  |  | $ | (98.3) |  |  | $ | 3.2 |  |  | $ | (153.3) |
(A)The reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to interest expense was related to terminated interest rate contracts. The current period credit (charge) relates to the unrealized gains (losses) on the interest rate contracts entered into in November 2018 and June 2018. For additional information, see Note 11: Derivative Financial Instruments. (B)Amortization of net losses and prior service costs was reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to other income (expense) – net.

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