Debt Instrument, Covenant, First Lien Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Percent of EBITDA

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The required periodic payments applied to principal as a percentage of the original principal at time of issuance.

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Debt Instrument, Term Extension

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Represents the floor of the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost and unamortized debt discount (net of debt premium) that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument in an extinguishment of debt.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a rate subject to change from time to time.

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Long-Term Debt - Term Loan Facility (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	May 12, 2023	Apr. 22, 2021	Apr. 30, 2023	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write-off of debt discount and deferred financing fees			$ 0	$ 0	$ 4,606
Long-term debt, gross			$ 1,105,335
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing interest rate (as a percent)			7.42%
Long-term debt, gross			$ 499,503	$ 504,613
Amendment to Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write-off of debt discount and deferred financing fees					$ 4,600
Amendment to Term Loan Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate (as a percent)		2.50%
Variable rate floor (as a percent)		0.00%
Term Loan Facility, Due 2030 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 500,000
Maturity date extension	7 years
Debt instrument, percent of EBITDA	100.00%
Debt instrument, first lien leverage ratio, maximum	3.50
Loan amortization installments	$ 1,300
Loan amortization installments (as a percent)	0.25%
Term Loan Facility, Due 2030 \| SOFR \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate (as a percent)	3.00%