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Operating Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020
ROU Assets and Lease Liabilities [Abstract]
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 139,798	$ 142,716
Short-term portion of operating lease liabilities	20,647	21,810
Operating lease liabilities, non-current	156,644	$ 159,782
Increase (decrease) in right of use assets	300
Increase (decrease) in operating lease liabilities	$ 300

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- Definition

The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the aggregate amount of lease liabilities.

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- Definition

The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the aggregate amount of right of use assets.

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- Definition

Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease, classified as current.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121603541&loc=SL77918627-209977

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- Definition

Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease, classified as noncurrent.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121603541&loc=SL77918627-209977

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- Definition

Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under operating lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121603541&loc=SL77918627-209977

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