Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 22,325	$ 91,071
Customer receivables, net	156,961	146,866
Total inventories	228,259	158,167
Prepaid expenses and other	21,112	13,861
Total Current Assets	428,657	409,965
Property, plant and equipment, net	213,808	204,002
Operating lease right-of-use assets	108,055	123,118
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, net	767,612	767,612
Promotional displays, net	12,565	14,554
Deferred income taxes	1,469	1,118
Other assets	24,219	12,252
TOTAL ASSETS	1,632,496	1,654,399
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	111,422	91,622
Current maturities of long-term debt	2,264	8,322
Short-term lease liability - operating	21,985	19,994
Accrued compensation and related expenses	44,436	58,577
Accrued marketing expenses	15,881	20,019
Other accrued expenses	20,240	21,913
Total Current Liabilities	216,228	220,447
Long-term debt, less current maturities	506,732	513,450
Deferred income taxes	38,340	42,891
Long-term lease liability - operating	95,084	109,628
Other long-term liabilities	3,229	11,745
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued	0	0
Common Stock, Value, Issued	363,224	362,524
Retained earnings	399,434	448,282
Accumulated other comprehensive loss -
Defined benefit pension plans	10,225	(54,568)
Total Shareholders' Equity	772,883	756,238
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 1,632,496	$ 1,654,399
Preferred stock, shares authorized	2,000,000	2,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, shares authorized	40,000,000	40,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	16,570,619	16,801,101
Preferred stock, par value	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Customer relationships intangibles, net
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangibles, net	$ 76,111	$ 121,778