Segment Information - Segment results (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||||
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Oct. 12, 2020 |
Jun. 11, 2021 |
Jul. 31, 2021 |
Oct. 31, 2022 |
Jul. 31, 2022 |
Apr. 30, 2022 |
Oct. 31, 2021 |
Apr. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 11, 2021 |
Oct. 31, 2021 |
Oct. 31, 2022 |
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| Revenues | $ 139,390 | $ 140,153 | $ 102,494 | $ 215,620 | $ 414,803 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | 748,093 | 150,600 | 140,484 | 244,307 | 1,179,521 | ||||||
| Operating income (loss) | (608,702) | (10,447) | (37,990) | (28,687) | (764,718) | ||||||
| Non-operating (expense) income | 1,602 | (661) | (167) | (1,653) | 2,733 | ||||||
| Fair value adjustment of warrants | $ (7,400) | 9,128 | (36,838) | 900 | (19,723) | 26,080 | |||||
| Fair value adjustment of hedge instruments | 20,314 | 5,249 | |||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (14,487) | (6,988) | (16,703) | (16,304) | (37,302) | ||||||
| Benefit from (provision for) income taxes | 8,832 | 6,168 | 3,521 | 8,165 | 34,234 | ||||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | (583,314) | (48,766) | (50,439) | (58,202) | (733,724) | ||||||
| Gain on sale of business | 53,756 | 53,756 | |||||||||
| Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 1,215 | 5,911 | 1,175 | 3,494 | 8,483 | ||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ (11,859) | $ (11,854) | (528,343) | $ (121,499) | $ (21,643) | (42,855) | $ (37,405) | (49,264) | (54,708) | (671,485) | |
| Depreciation expense | 3,572 | 4,309 | 5,323 | ||||||||
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| Revenues | 97,968 | 86,947 | 102,494 | 133,160 | 286,507 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | 702,867 | 92,595 | 140,484 | 154,047 | 967,888 | ||||||
| Operating income (loss) | (604,899) | (5,648) | (37,990) | (20,887) | (681,381) | ||||||
| Depreciation expense | 800 | 800 | $ 1,800 | 1,400 | 2,300 | ||||||
| Global Knowledge Segment | |||||||||||
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| Revenues | 41,422 | 53,206 | 82,460 | 128,296 | |||||||
| Operating expenses | 45,226 | 58,005 | 90,260 | 211,633 | |||||||
| Operating income (loss) | (3,804) | (4,799) | (7,800) | (83,337) | |||||||
| Depreciation expense | $ 500 | $ 700 | $ 1,100 | $ 1,400 | |||||||
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