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Shareholders' Equity and Convertible Preferred Stock - Convertible Preferred Stock (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($) day $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 01, 2022 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Convertible preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares) \| shares		5,000,000	5,000,000
Convertible preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Convertible shares issued (in shares) \| shares		19,000,000
Liquidation preference		$ 909
Series A Preferred Stock \| Private Placement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Convertible preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares) \| shares	900,000
Convertible preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.01
Convertible Preferred Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Preferred stock, convertible, conversion ratio	0.33
Extension period	12 months
Accumulated stated value, percentage	110.00%	110.00%
Convertible Preferred Stock \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Conversion price, percentage	150.00%
Consecutive trading days \| day	30
Convertible Preferred Stock \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Consecutive trading days \| day	20
Convertible Preferred Stock \| Private Placement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Convertible preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares) \| shares	5,000,000
Convertible preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 1,000
Aggregate purchase price	$ 900
Issuance costs	$ 24
Preferred dividend annual rate increasing per annum (as percent)	6.25%
Unpaid dividends		$ 9
Cumulative dividends		$ 9
Initial conversion rate (in dollar per share) \| $ / shares	$ 47.75
Convertible Preferred Stock \| Private Placement \| January 31, 2030
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Convertible Preferred Stock \| Private Placement \| January 31, 2033
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Preferred dividend annual rate increasing per annum (as percent)	8.25%