Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration Subject To Holdback Provisions

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Disposal group including discontinued operation holdback provisions period

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Event (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Nov. 20, 2023	Nov. 15, 2023	Aug. 23, 2023	Oct. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per common share (in usd per share)				$ 0.11	$ 0.11	$ 0.22	$ 0.22
Subsequent Event \| Discontinued Operations \| TRS
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash consideration		$ 1,100
Consideration subject to holdback provisions		$ 440
Consideration subject to holdback provisions period		120 days
Class A and Class B
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per common share (in usd per share)			$ 0.11
Class A and Class B \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per common share (in usd per share)	$ 0.11