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Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Asset Acquired And Liability Assumed Accrued Expenses And Other Current Liabilities

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Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Asset Acquired And Liability Assumed Operating Lease Liabilities Current

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Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Operating Lease Right Of Use Assets

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Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Restricted Cash

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Amount of asset related to consideration paid in advance for costs that provide economic benefits in future periods, and amount of other assets that are expected to be realized or consumed within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount due from customers or clients for goods or services, including trade receivables, that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, and amounts due from others, including related parties expected to be converted to cash, sold or exchanged within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of liabilities incurred for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business and related party payables, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Acquisitions -Summary of Preliminary Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2020	Oct. 08, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	May 31, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 197,877		$ 19,846		$ 19,182
Endgame, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 2,220
Restricted cash		40
Accounts receivable		2,661
Prepaid and other current assets		549
Operating lease right-of-use assets		4,363
Property and equipment		503
Intangible assets		53,800
Other assets		58
Goodwill		178,764
Accounts payable		(1,112)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(3,035)
Accrued compensation and benefits		(5,042)
Operating lease liabilities, current		(981)
Deferred revenue, current		(3,532)
Deferred revenue, non-current		(2,661)
Operating lease liabilities, non-current		(3,551)
Other liabilities, non-current		(8,771)
Total purchase consideration		$ 214,273
Lambda Lab
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				$ 1,038
Net asset/liabilities acquired				(395)
Total purchase consideration				1,997
Lambda Lab \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets				1,339
Lambda Lab \| Trade names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets				$ 15
Swiftype Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents						$ 1,100
Intangible assets						5,600
Goodwill						1,885
Net asset/liabilities acquired						2,584
Total purchase consideration						10,116
Swiftype Inc \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets						5,392
Swiftype Inc \| Trade names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets						97
Swiftype Inc \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets						$ 158
Opbeat
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents							$ 100
Goodwill							4,925
Net asset/liabilities acquired							371
Total purchase consideration							7,142
Opbeat \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets							$ 1,846