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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2026	Apr. 30, 2025	Apr. 30, 2024	Apr. 30, 2023
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
Dutch statutory income tax	25.80%	25.80%	25.80%
Valuation allowance	$ (4,219,000)	$ (437,497,000)
NOL carryforwards	502,126,000	537,912,000
Tax credits	28,371,000	32,271,000
Unrecognized tax benefits	29,669,000	29,625,000	$ 22,691,000	$ 18,157,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate before consideration of valuation allowance	0
(Decrease) increase related to tax positions taken in prior periods	(3,003,000)	1,553,000	1,201,000
Recognize penalties and interests accrued on unrecognized tax benefits (less than)	(700,000)	900,000	$ 200,000
Accrued interest and penalties, amount	700,000	1,300,000
Dividend withholding tax from foreign jurisdictions	6,500,000
The Netherlands
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
Valuation allowance		(390,500,000)
Released valuation allowances	390,500,000
NOL carryforwards	1,557,000,000
United Kingdom
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
Valuation allowance		(24,300,000)
Released valuation allowances	23,700,000
NOL carryforwards	68,900,000
United States
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
Valuation allowance		$ (22,700,000)
Released valuation allowances	20,700,000
United States - federal
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
NOL carryforwards	229,600,000
Tax credits	30,000,000.0
United States - states
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
NOL carryforwards	505,400,000
Tax credits	9,100,000
Canada
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
Tax credits	700,000
Spain
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
Tax credits	$ 2,300,000