Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 158,878	$ 336,545
Receivables	108,028	79,698
Inventories	396,199	286,598
Prepaid expenses	17,859	11,214
Income taxes receivable	44,071	9,578
Total current assets	725,035	723,633
Property and equipment, at cost
Land	1,097,985	938,199
Buildings and leasehold improvements	2,445,509	2,162,261
Machinery and equipment	2,695,366	2,478,404
Finance lease right-of-use assets	75,060	22,413
Construction in process	92,331	98,587
Property and equipment, at cost	6,406,251	5,699,864
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,425,709	2,206,405
Net property and equipment	3,980,542	3,493,459
Other assets, net of amortization	187,219	82,147
Goodwill	612,934	161,075
Total assets	5,505,730	4,460,314
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease obligations	24,466	2,354
Accounts payable	588,783	355,471
Accrued expenses
Wages and related taxes	87,022	69,226
Property taxes	47,556	39,399
Insurance accruals	25,795	24,287
Other	131,056	122,012
Total current liabilities	904,678	612,749
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current maturities	1,663,403	1,361,395
Deferred income taxes	520,472	439,721
Deferred compensation	12,746	15,094
Insurance accruals, net of current portion	27,957	26,239
Other long-term liabilities	135,636	72,437
Total liabilities	3,264,892	2,527,635
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, no par value, none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value, 37,111,667 and 36,949,878 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively	79,412	58,951
Retained earnings	2,161,426	1,873,728
Total shareholders’ equity	2,240,838	1,932,679
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 5,505,730	$ 4,460,314
Operating Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	Other Liabilities	Other Liabilities