Long-term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations, Lines of Credit and Fair Value Disclosure	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2023
Long-Term Debt and Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations, Lines of Credit and Fair Value Disclosure	Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations, Lines of Credit and Fair Value Disclosure The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt (including current maturities) is estimated based on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same or similar issuances. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt was approximately $1,348,000 and $1,437,000 at October 31, 2023 and April 30, 2023, respectively. The fair value calculated excludes finance lease obligations of $101,741 and $95,072 outstanding at October 31, 2023 and April 30, 2023, respectively, which are grouped with long-term debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Interest, net on the condensed consolidated statements of income is net of interest income of $4,476 and $8,052, for the three and six months ended October 31, 2023, and $1,356 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022. Interest, net is also net of interest capitalized of $686 and $1,480, for the three and six months ended October 31, 2023, and $700 and $1,281, for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022, respectively. Revolving Facility The Company has a credit agreement that provides for an $850,000 unsecured revolving credit facility (“Revolving Facility”). Amounts borrowed under the Revolving Facility bear interest at variable rates based upon, at the Company’s option: (a) either Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR, in each case plus 0.10% (with a floor of 0.00%) for the interest period in effect, plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.10% to 1.70% or (b) an alternate base rate, which generally equals the highest of (i) the prime commercial lending rate announced by the Administrative Agent as its “prime rate”, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%, and (iii) Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.00%, each plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.10% to 0.70% and each with a floor of 1.00%. The Revolving Facility carries a facility fee of 0.15% to 0.30% per annum. The applicable margins and facility fee, in each case, are dependent upon the Company’s quarterly Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined in the credit agreement. The Company had $0 outstanding under the Revolving Facility at October 31, 2023 and April 30, 2023. Bank Line The Company has an additional unsecured bank line of credit (the "Bank Line") with availability of up to $50,000. As of October 31, 2023, the availability under the Bank Line is encumbered by letters of credits totaling $432. The Bank Line bears interest at a variable rate subject to change from time to time based on changes in an independent index referred to in the Bank Line as the Federal Funds Offered Rate (the “Index”). There was $0 outstanding under the Bank Line at October 31, 2023 and April 30, 2023. The Bank Line is due upon demand

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.