Finance Receivables, Net - Summary of Finance Receivable Summarized by Fiscal Year of Origination (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2025	Jul. 31, 2024	Apr. 30, 2025
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
2026 (2025)	$ 255,947	$ 261,944
2025 (2024)	719,286	710,136
2024 (2023)	351,855	351,858
2023 (2022)	146,051	122,381
2022 (2021)	37,999	17,215
Prior to 2022 (2021)	4,543	1,725
Total	$ 1,515,681	$ 1,465,259	$ 1,509,155
Percent of Portfolio	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Charge-offs, 2026 (2025)	$ 2,241	$ 2,619
Charge-offs, 2025 (2024)	69,568	70,413
Charge-offs, 2024 (2023)	37,819	36,752
Charge-offs, 2023 (2022)	15,307	10,578
Charge-offs, 2022 (2021)	3,586	1,048
Charge-offs, Prior to 2022 (2021)	355	195
Charge-offs, total	128,876	121,605
Customer Score 1-2
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
2026 (2025)	32,567	18,758
2025 (2024)	24,592	34,722
2024 (2023)	12,365	10,548
2023 (2022)	3,742	2,645
2022 (2021)	552	245
Prior to 2022 (2021)	65	90
Total	$ 73,883	$ 67,008
Percent of Portfolio	4.90%	4.60%
Customer Score 3-4
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
2026 (2025)	$ 71,617	$ 94,738
2025 (2024)	183,952	251,217
2024 (2023)	102,214	94,939
2023 (2022)	32,313	26,565
2022 (2021)	6,218	2,899
Prior to 2022 (2021)	768	396
Total	$ 397,082	$ 470,754
Percent of Portfolio	26.20%	32.10%
Customer Score 5-7
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
2026 (2025)	$ 151,763
2025 (2024)	510,742
2024 (2023)	237,276
2023 (2022)	109,996
2022 (2021)	31,229
Prior to 2022 (2021)	3,710
Total	$ 1,044,716
Percent of Portfolio	68.90%
Customer Score 5-6
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
2026 (2025)		$ 148,448
2025 (2024)		424,197
2024 (2023)		246,371
2023 (2022)		93,171
2022 (2021)		14,071
Prior to 2022 (2021)		1,239
Total		$ 927,497
Percent of Portfolio		63.30%

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