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Capital Stock and Changes in Capital Accounts - Dividends (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 26, 2022 | Jul. 20, 2022 | Oct. 31, 2022 | Oct. 31, 2021 | Oct. 31, 2022 | Oct. 31, 2021
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total dividend |  |  |  |  | $ 38,749 | $ 38,619
Class A common stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly cash dividend (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0.3475 | $ 0.3450 | $ 0.3475 | $ 0.3450
Class B common stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly cash dividend (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0.3475 | $ 0.3450 | $ 0.3475 | $ 0.3450
Dividend Declared in Q1 2021 | Class A common stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly cash dividend (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.3475 |  |  |  |
Total dividend |  | $ 19,400 |  |  |  |
Dividend Declared in Q1 2021 | Class B common stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly cash dividend (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.3475 |  |  |  |
Total dividend |  | $ 19,400 |  |  |  |
Dividend Declared in Q2 2021 | Class A common stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly cash dividend (in dollars per share) | $ 0.3475 |  |  |  |  |
Total dividend | $ 19,300 |  |  |  |  |
Dividend Declared in Q2 2021 | Class B common stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly cash dividend (in dollars per share) | $ 0.3475 |  |  |  |  |
Total dividend | $ 19,300 |  |  |  |  |

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