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Operating Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2020

Operating Leases [Abstract]

ROU Assets and Liabilities

For operating leases, the ROU assets and liabilities are presented in our Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as follows:

		April 30, 2020
Operating lease right-of-use assets		$	142,716
Short-term portion of operating lease liabilities			21,810
Operating lease liabilities, non-current		$	159,782

Total Net Lease Costs

Our total net lease costs are as follows:

		Year Ended April 30, 2020
Operating lease cost (1)		$	26,027
Variable lease cost			3,856
Short-term lease cost			86
Sublease income			(691	)
Total net lease cost		$	29,278

(1) Operating lease cost does not include those costs included in Restructuring and Related Charges on the Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income. See  Note 7, “Restructuring and Related Charges” for more information on these programs. 

Other Supplemental Information

Other supplemental information includes the following:

		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Lease Term (Years)				Year Ended April 30, 2020
Operating leases			10
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases							5.89	%
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases						$	28,243

Reconciliation of Undiscounted Cash Flows to Operating Lease Liabilities

The table below reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for the first five years and total of the remaining years to the operating lease liabilities recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of April 30, 2020:

Fiscal Year		Operating Lease Liabilities
2021		$	32,303
2022			27,338
2023			24,659
2024			23,215
2025			22,004
Thereafter			113,848
Total future undiscounted minimum lease payments			243,367
Less: Imputed interest			61,775
Present Value of Minimum Lease Payments			181,592
Less: Current portion			21,810
Noncurrent portion		$	159,782

Net Rent Expense for Operating Leases

The following schedule shows the composition of net rent expense for operating leases:

		2019				2018
Minimum Rental		$	29,066			$	31,451
Less: Sublease Rentals			(719	)			(708	)
Total		$	28,347			$	30,743

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