Accounts Receivable

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2021

Receivables [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable

The Company’s trade accounts and notes receivable consisted of the following:

	April 30,
	2021		2020
	(in thousands)
Trade receivables	$	488,002	$	398,739
Other receivables	76,941		47,328
Allowance for expected credit losses	(3,254)		(2,861)
Other allowances	(3,028)		(2,280)
Trade accounts and notes receivable	$	558,661	$	440,926

The following table presents the change in the allowance for expected credit losses during the year ended April 30, 2021:

	(in thousands)
Balance as of May 1, 2020	$	2,861
Provision	1,774
Write-offs	(1,381)
Balance as of April 30, 2021	$	3,254

Receivables from contracts with customers, net of allowances, were $481.7 million and $393.6 million as of April 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company did not have material amounts of contract assets or liabilities as of April 30, 2021 or 2020.