Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	$ 43,963	$ 54,041
Short-term investments:	50,682	52,730
Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	5,271	4,064
Short-term investments:	50,682	52,730
Total assets	55,953	56,794
Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	922	2,831
Short-term investments:	33,600	28,808
Total assets	34,522	31,639
Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	4,349	1,233
Short-term investments:	17,082	23,922
Total assets	21,431	25,155
Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Short-term investments:	0	0
Total assets	0	0
Certificates of deposit | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	7,089	4,004
Certificates of deposit | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Certificates of deposit | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	7,089	4,004
Certificates of deposit | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Municipal bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	102
Municipal bonds | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	102
Short-term investments:	0	4,565
Municipal bonds | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Short-term investments:	0	0
Municipal bonds | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	102
Short-term investments:	0	4,565
Municipal bonds | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Short-term investments:	0	0
Commercial paper | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	4,349	875
Short-term investments:	4,043	6,273
Commercial paper | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Short-term investments:	0	0
Commercial paper | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	4,349	875
Short-term investments:	4,043	6,273
Commercial paper | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Short-term investments:	0	0
U.S. Treasury securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	8,764	11,803
U.S. Treasury securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	8,764	11,803
U.S. Treasury securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
U.S. Treasury securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
US government agencies debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	24,836	17,005
US government agencies debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	24,836	17,005
US government agencies debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
US government agencies debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	256
Corporate debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	256
Short-term investments:	5,950	9,080
Corporate debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Short-term investments:	0	0
Corporate debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	256
Short-term investments:	5,950	9,080
Corporate debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Short-term investments:	0	0
Money market funds | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	922	2,831
Money market funds | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	922	2,831
Money market funds | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Money market funds | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	$ 0	$ 0