Skillsoft Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Long-Term Debt - Term loan (Details)

v3.22.2.2

Long-Term Debt - Term loan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			2 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 15, 2022	Apr. 04, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021	Jun. 11, 2021	Jul. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022	Jul. 16, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financing costs		$ 4,000
Original issue discount					$ 13,828
Original issuance costs					8,962	$ 6,724
Unamortized deferred financing costs					4,866	$ 5,091
Net proceeds			$ 464,290		157,088
Repayments of debt			$ 605,591	$ 1,300
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale [Member] \| SumTotal
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding shares of capital stock sold	100.00%
Mandatory prepayment to lenders	$ 31,400
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original issue discount		2,800
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount							$ 480,000
First Amendment To Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		160,000
Net proceeds		$ 153,200
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		4.25%
Quarterly amortization payment as a percentage of principal amount		0.25%
Original issuance costs		$ 2,800
Unamortized deferred financing costs		$ 100
Third party costs					$ 3,900
First Amendment To Credit Agreement [Member] \| Scenario 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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First Amendment To Credit Agreement [Member] \| Scenario 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of prepayment premium		1.00%
First Amendment To Credit Agreement [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		5.25%

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