LEASES - Schedule of Additional Information Related to Operating Leases Except for Lease Term and Discount Rate (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 8 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||
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Jan. 31, 2026 |
Jan. 31, 2025 |
Jan. 31, 2025 |
Jan. 31, 2024 |
Jan. 31, 2025 |
Jan. 31, 2026 |
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| Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] | ||||||
| Short-term lease costs | $ 0 | |||||
| Barnes and Noble Education, Inc. [Member] | ||||||
| Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] | ||||||
| Operating lease costs | $ 15,602,000 | $ 16,675,000 | $ 44,212,000 | 48,840,000 | ||
| Variable lease payments | 46,762,000 | 18,719,000 | 52,928,000 | 118,653,000 | ||
| Short-term lease costs | 4,310,000 | 12,060,000 | ||||
| Total lease costs | $ 62,364,000 | $ 39,704,000 | $ 109,200,000 | $ 167,493,000 | ||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities | $ 42,275,000 | $ 79,155,000 | ||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | $ 37,942,000 | $ 17,803,000 | ||||
| Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) | 4 years 6 months | 4 years 7 months 6 days | 4 years 7 months 6 days | 4 years 7 months 6 days | 4 years 6 months | |
| Weighted-average discount rate | 6.80% | 6.30% | 6.30% | 6.30% | 6.80% | |