SEGMENT INFORMATION - Summay of financial information for reportable segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | |
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Apr. 30, 2026 |
Apr. 30, 2025 |
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| Total revenues | $ 1,730,694 | $ 1,555,876 |
| Impairment loss | 5,089 | 1,247 |
| Total operating expenses | 345,369 | 313,681 |
| Operating Income (Loss) | 25,914 | 118,020 |
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| Total revenues | 15,924 | 74,073 |
| Selling and administrative expenses | 12,153 | 25,757 |
| Operating Income (Loss) | 3,771 | 48,316 |
| Barnes & Noble Education | ||
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| Total revenues | 1,714,770 | 1,481,803 |
| Total cost of sales (excludes depreciation and amortization expense) | 1,359,411 | 1,124,175 |
| Selling and administrative expenses | 288,487 | 252,754 |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 42,499 | 35,274 |
| Impairment loss | 5,089 | 1,247 |
| Other (income) expense | (2,859) | (1,351) |
| Total operating expenses | 333,216 | 287,924 |
| Operating Income (Loss) | $ 22,143 | $ 69,704 |
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- Definition The current period expense charged against earnings on long-lived, physical assets not used in production, and which are not intended for resale, to allocate or recognize the cost of such assets over their useful lives; or to record the reduction in book value of an intangible asset over the benefit period of such asset; or to reflect consumption during the period of an asset that is not used in production. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Generally recurring costs associated with normal operations except for the portion of these expenses which can be clearly related to production and included in cost of sales or services. Includes selling, general and administrative expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The net amount of other operating income and expenses, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, from items that are associated with the entity's normal revenue producing operations. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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