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Intangible Assets - Rollforward of goodwill - (Details)

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Intangible Assets - Rollforward of goodwill - (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
1 Months Ended 2 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 4 Months Ended 5 Months Ended 7 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 12, 2021
Aug. 28, 2020
Jun. 11, 2021
Aug. 27, 2020
Jul. 31, 2021
Jul. 31, 2021
Oct. 31, 2020
Oct. 31, 2021
Apr. 30, 2021
Oct. 31, 2020
Jul. 31, 2020
Apr. 30, 2020
Jun. 11, 2021
Oct. 31, 2021
Aug. 27, 2020
Oct. 31, 2020
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Goodwill [Line Items]                                    
Goodwill, Beginning balance $ 494,869         $ 494,869   $ 865,981 $ 495,004       $ 495,004 $ 494,869        
Foreign currency translation adjustment           (56)   (625)         (135)          
Acquisition           851,145                        
Measurement period adjustments               6,183                    
Goodwill, Ending balance     $ 494,869   $ 865,981 $ 865,981   $ 872,291         $ 494,869 $ 872,291     $ 495,004  
Financial Designation, Predecessor and Successor [Fixed List] Successor Predecessor Predecessor Predecessor Successor Successor Predecessor Successor Predecessor Predecessor Predecessor Predecessor Predecessor Successor Predecessor Predecessor Predecessor Predecessor
Skillsoft reporting unit                                    
Goodwill [Line Items]                                    
Goodwill, Beginning balance $ 491,519         $ 491,519   $ 674,546 $ 491,654       $ 491,654 $ 491,519        
Foreign currency translation adjustment           (13)   (38)         (135)          
Acquisition           659,667                        
Measurement period adjustments               4,992                    
Goodwill, Ending balance     $ 491,519   $ 674,546 674,546   680,252         491,519 680,252     $ 491,654  
Accumulated impairment losses               0           0     0  
SumTotal reporting unit                                    
Goodwill [Line Items]                                    
Goodwill, Beginning balance $ 3,350         3,350   75,019 $ 3,350       3,350 3,350        
Foreign currency translation adjustment           (46)   (23)                    
Acquisition           75,065                        
Measurement period adjustments               700                    
Goodwill, Ending balance     $ 3,350   75,019 75,019   75,696         $ 3,350 75,696     3,350  
Accumulated impairment losses               0           0     $ 0  
Virtual, on-demand and classroom                                    
Goodwill [Line Items]                                    
Goodwill, Beginning balance               116,416                    
Foreign currency translation adjustment           3   (564)                    
Acquisition           116,413                        
Measurement period adjustments               491                    
Goodwill, Ending balance         $ 116,416 116,416   116,343           116,343        
Accumulated impairment losses               0           $ 0        
Pluma                                    
Goodwill [Line Items]                                    
Acquisition           $ 14,892                        
Measurement period adjustments               $ 752