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Capital Stock and Changes in Capital Accounts - Dividends (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 11, 2023	Oct. 26, 2022	Jul. 20, 2022	Jan. 31, 2023	Jan. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2023	Jan. 31, 2022
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Total dividend						$ 58,067	$ 57,900
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
Dividend Declared in Q3 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 Q3 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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