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The compensation expense or (income) recognized during the period pertaining to the deferred compensation arrangement.

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Policy Loans Payable

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Minimum period the individual is required to perform services to be fully vested under the deferred compensation arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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 unrealized and realized gain (loss) on investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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The change in cash surrender or contract value during the period which adjusted the amount of premiums paid in determining the expense or income recognized under the contract for the period.

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Deferred Compensation and Retirement Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2024	Jul. 31, 2023	Apr. 30, 2024
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Increase in market value of the underlying COLI investments	$ 2,246	$ 1,966
CSV of COLI Contracts
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Increase in market value of the underlying COLI investments	2,200	2,000
Deferred Compensation Plan \| CSV of COLI Contracts
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Gross CSV	311,700		$ 295,900
Outstanding policy loans	$ 77,000		$ 77,000
Executive Capital Accumulation Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Deferred compensation arrangement vesting period	5 years
Compensation expense (reduction)	$ 13,600	12,500
Increase (decrease) in the fair value of marketable securities	$ 14,200	$ 12,800
Executive Capital Accumulation Plan \| Minimum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Option to receive employee benefits by quarterly installments periods	1 year
Executive Capital Accumulation Plan \| Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Option to receive employee benefits by quarterly installments periods	15 years