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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Common Stock [Member] Class A [Member] | Common Stock [Member] Class A [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] | Common Stock [Member] Class B [Member] | Common Stock [Member] Class B [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] | Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] | Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] | Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Class A [Member] | Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Class B [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] Class A [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] Class B [Member] | Treasury Stock [Member] | Treasury Stock [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] | Treasury Stock [Member] Class A [Member] | Treasury Stock [Member] Class B [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] Class A [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] Class B [Member] | Total | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] | Class A [Member] | Class B [Member]
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Balance at Apr. 30, 2018 | $ 70,111 |  | $ 13,071 |  | $ 407,120 |  |  |  | $ 1,834,057 |  |  |  | $ (694,222) |  |  |  | $ (439,580) |  |  |  | $ 1,190,557 |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted shares issued under stock-based compensation plans | 0 |  | 0 |  | (8,544) |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 8,826 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 285 |  |  |
Net proceeds/(payments) from stock-based compensation and other | 0 |  | 0 |  | 4,837 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (1,086) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 3,751 |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | 0 |  | 0 |  | 18,327 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 18,327 |  |  |
Purchase of treasury shares | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (59,994) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (59,994) |  |  |
Common stock dividends | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  | $ (63,684) | $ (12,068) |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  | $ (63,684) | $ (12,068)
Common stock class conversions | 16 |  | (16) |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Issuance of warrants related to acquisition of a business | 0 |  | 0 |  | 565 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 565 |  |  |
Adjustment due to adoption of new revenue standard | New Revenue Standard [Member] |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 4,503 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 4,503 |  |
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  | 168,263 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (69,158) |  |  |  | 99,105 |  |  |
Balance at Apr. 30, 2019 | 70,127 |  | 13,055 |  | 422,305 |  |  |  | 1,931,074 |  |  |  | (746,476) |  |  |  | (508,738) |  |  |  | 1,181,347 |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted shares issued under stock-based compensation plans | 0 |  | 0 |  | (10,992) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 11,347 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 355 |  |  |
Net proceeds/(payments) from stock-based compensation and other | 0 |  | 0 |  | 358 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (4,152) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (3,794) |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | 0 |  | 0 |  | 20,009 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 20,009 |  |  |
Purchase of treasury shares | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (46,589) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (46,589) |  |  |
Common stock dividends | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  | (64,264) | (12,394) |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  | (64,264) | (12,394)
Common stock class conversions | 39 |  | (39) |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  | (74,287) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (66,759) |  |  |  | (141,046) |  |  |
Balance at Apr. 30, 2020 | 70,166 | $ 0 | 13,016 | $ 0 | 431,680 | $ 0 |  |  | 1,780,129 | $ (1,390) |  |  | (785,870) | $ 0 |  |  | (575,497) | $ 0 |  |  | 933,624 | $ (1,390) |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted shares issued under stock-based compensation plans | 0 |  | 0 |  | (10,206) |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 10,454 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 249 |  |  |
Net proceeds/(payments) from stock-based compensation and other | 0 |  | 0 |  | 902 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (4,336) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (3,434) |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | 0 |  | 0 |  | 21,982 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 21,982 |  |  |
Purchase of treasury shares | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (15,765) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (15,765) |  |  |
Common stock dividends | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  | $ (67,614) | $ (9,324) |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  | $ (67,614) | $ (9,324)
Common stock class conversions | 42 |  | (42) |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  | 148,256 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 84,707 |  |  |  | 232,963 |  |  |
Balance at Apr. 30, 2021 | $ 70,208 |  | $ 12,974 |  | $ 444,358 |  |  |  | $ 1,850,058 |  |  |  | $ (795,517) |  |  |  | $ (490,790) |  |  |  | $ 1,091,291 |  |  |

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