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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Effective tax rate reconciliation (as a percent)	11.70%	21.00%	13.20%	18.40%
Tax benefit, impairment of goodwill			$ 2.7
Held-for-Sale
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Tax benefit, impairment of goodwill			$ 19.2

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482685/740-10-50-12

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