Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 7 Months Ended | 8 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 30, 2020 |
Apr. 30, 2020 |
Jun. 11, 2021 |
Jan. 31, 2021 |
Aug. 27, 2020 |
Jan. 31, 2022 |
Jan. 31, 2022 |
Jan. 31, 2021 |
Jan. 31, 2020 |
|
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |||||||||
| Impairment charges of indefinite-lived intangible assets | $ 332,376 | $ 440,598 | |||||||
| Goodwill impairment | 177,886 | 440,598 | |||||||
| Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges | $ 332,400 | $ 332,376 | $ 440,598 | ||||||
| Financial Designation, Predecessor and Successor [Fixed List] | Predecessor | Predecessor | Predecessor | Predecessor | Successor | Successor | Predecessor | Predecessor | |
| Skillsoft reporting unit | |||||||||
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |||||||||
| Impairment charges of indefinite-lived intangible assets | $ 92,200 | ||||||||
| Goodwill impairment | 107,900 | $ 107,934 | $ 321,340 | ||||||
| Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges | 321,300 | ||||||||
| SumTotal reporting unit | |||||||||
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |||||||||
| Impairment charges of definite lived intangible assets | 62,300 | ||||||||
| Goodwill impairment | 70,000 | $ 69,952 | 119,258 | ||||||
| Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges | $ 332,400 | $ 119,300 | |||||||
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Indicates designation of financial information when substantially all business or separately identifiable line of business transfers from one entity to another entity. Acceptable values are "Predecessor" and "Successor". Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Total loss recognized during the period from the impairment of goodwill plus the loss recognized in the period resulting from the impairment of the carrying amount of intangible assets, other than goodwill. No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of a finite-lived intangible asset to fair value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Amount of impairment loss resulting from write-down of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit to fair value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Details
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Details
|