LEASES - Schedule of Weighted-Average Lease Term and Discount Rate (Details)	Apr. 30, 2023	Apr. 30, 2022
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years), Operating leases	9 years 6 months	10 years 2 months 12 days
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years), Finance leases	8 years 1 month 6 days	2 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted-average discount rate:
Weighted-average discount rate, Operating leases	4.14%	3.60%
Weighted-average discount rate, Finance leases	6.31%	3.35%

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Weighted-Average Remaining Lease Term

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Discount rate used by lessee to determine present value of finance lease payments.

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Term of lessee's finance lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Discount rate used by lessee to determine present value of operating lease payments.

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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