Finance Receivables, Net - Summary of Finance Receivable Summarized by Fiscal Year of Origination (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2025	Apr. 30, 2024	Apr. 30, 2023
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
2025 (2024)	$ 840,427	$ 829,303
2024 (2023)	422,316	422,859
2023 (2022)	187,067	156,628
2022 (2021)	52,827	24,379
2021 (2020)	5,727	1,636
Prior to 2021 (2020)	791	583
Total	$ 1,509,155	$ 1,435,388
%	100.00%	100.00%
Gross charge-offs, 2025 (2024)	$ 120,995	$ 155,385
Gross charge-offs, 2024 (2023)	237,829	265,609
Gross charge-offs, 2023 (2022)	109,105	88,160
Gross charge-offs, 2022 (2021)	28,518	14,835
Gross charge-offs, 2021 (2020)	2,842	1,081
Gross charge-offs, Prior to 2021 (2020)	598	564
Gross charge-offs, Total	499,887	525,634	$ 414,397
Customer Score 1-2
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
2025 (2024)	46,422	43,445
2024 (2023)	13,367	13,757
2023 (2022)	4,584	3,668
2022 (2021)	743	375
2021 (2020)	45	95
Prior to 2021 (2020)	45	6
Total	$ 65,206	$ 61,346
%	4.30%	4.30%
Customer Rating 3-4
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
2025 (2024)	$ 284,265	$ 300,323
2024 (2023)	131,084	117,904
2023 (2022)	44,141	36,349
2022 (2021)	9,241	4,552
2021 (2020)	826	325
Prior to 2021 (2020)	219	158
Total	$ 469,776	$ 459,611
%	31.10%	32.00%
Customer Score 5-7
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
2025 (2024)	$ 509,740
2024 (2023)	277,865
2023 (2022)	138,342
2022 (2021)	42,843
2021 (2020)	4,856
Prior to 2021 (2020)	527
Total	$ 974,173
%	64.60%
Customer Rating 5-6
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
2025 (2024)		$ 485,535
2024 (2023)		291,198
2023 (2022)		116,611
2022 (2021)		19,452
2021 (2020)		1,216
Prior to 2021 (2020)		419
Total		$ 914,431
%		63.70%

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