Accounts Receivable

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2022

Receivables [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable

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

	January 31, 2022		April 30, 2021
	(in thousands)
Trade receivables	$	604,321	$	488,002
Other receivables	105,617		76,941
Allowance for expected credit losses	(5,424)		(3,254)
Other allowances	(4,259)		(3,028)
Trade accounts and notes receivable	$	700,255	$	558,661

The following table presents the change in the allowance for expected credit losses during the nine months ended January 31, 2022:

	(in thousands)
Balance as of April 30, 2021	$	3,254
Provision	786
Other	1,384
Balance as of January 31, 2022	$	5,424

Receivables from contracts with customers, net of allowances, were $594.6 million and $481.7 million as of January 31, 2022 and April 30, 2021, respectively. The Company did not have material amounts of contract assets or liabilities as of January 31, 2022 or April 30, 2021.