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Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers, Accounts Receivable, Net and Contract Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2021 | Apr. 30, 2020
Balances from contracts with customers [Abstract] |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net |  | $ 311,571 | $ 309,384
Contract liabilities | [1] | 545,425 | 520,214
Contract liabilities (included in Other long-term liabilities) |  | 19,560 | 14,949
Increase/(decrease) [Abstract] |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net |  | 2,187 |
Contract liabilities | [1] | 25,211 |
Contract liabilities (included in Other long-term liabilities) |  | 4,611 |
Sales return reserve recorded in contract liability |  | $ 38,000 | $ 32,800
[1] | The sales return reserve recorded in Contract liabilities is $38.0 million and $32.8 million as of April 30, 2021 and April 30, 2020, respectively. See Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Recently Issued, and Recently Adopted Accounting Standards” for further details of the sales return reserve.

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