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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2020
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income tax expense (benefit)	$ (197)	$ 2,003	$ (176)	$ 2,172
Effective income tax rate	54.40%	1267.70%	18.50%	428.40%
Deferred tax liability, global tax exposure for unremitted earnings of international subsidiaries	$ 735		$ 735		$ 785
Kewaunee Labway India | Ministry of Finance, India
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Dividend distribution tax withholding	$ 92	$ 2,083	$ 80	$ 2,083
Kewaunee Labway India | Ministry of Finance, India | U.S. government
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate			10.00%
Kewaunee Labway India | Ministry of Finance, India | Singapore government
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate			15.00%

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