Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 5 - Business Combinations - Identifiable Intangible Assets (Details)

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Note 5 - Business Combinations - Identifiable Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
8 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2023
Apr. 04, 2022
Jun. 11, 2021
Skillsoft Merger [Member]        
Intangibles $ 765,098     $ 769,799
Skillsoft Merger [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles $ 5,800      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year) 9 years 7 months 6 days      
Skillsoft Merger [Member] | Courseware [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles $ 186,600      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year) 5 years      
Skillsoft Merger [Member] | Proprietary Delivery And Development Software [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles $ 114,598      
Skillsoft Merger [Member] | Proprietary Delivery And Development Software [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year) 2 years 6 months      
Skillsoft Merger [Member] | Proprietary Delivery And Development Software [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year) 7 years 7 months 6 days      
Skillsoft Merger [Member] | Publishing Rights [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles $ 41,100      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year) 5 years      
Skillsoft Merger [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles $ 271,400      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year) 12 years 7 months 6 days      
Skillsoft Merger [Member] | Order or Production Backlog [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles $ 60,900      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year) 4 years 7 months 6 days      
Skillsoft Merger [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names, Indefinite [Member]        
Trademark/tradename $ 84,700      
Global Knowledge [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles 186,000      
Intangibles 185,800     $ 185,800
Global Knowledge [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles $ 25,400      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year) 17 years 7 months 6 days      
Global Knowledge [Member] | Courseware [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles $ 1,500      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year) 3 years      
Global Knowledge [Member] | Proprietary Delivery And Development Software [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles $ 2,500      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year) 7 months 6 days      
Global Knowledge [Member] | Vendor Relationships [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles $ 43,900      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year) 2 years 7 months 6 days      
Global Knowledge [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles $ 112,700      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year) 10 years 7 months 6 days      
Codecademy [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles   $ 119,000    
Intangibles   119,000 $ 112,000  
Codecademy [Member] | Trade Names [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles   $ 44,000    
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)   13 years 9 months 18 days    
Codecademy [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles   $ 43,000    
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)   5 years    
Codecademy [Member] | Media Content [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles   $ 17,000    
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)   5 years    
Codecademy [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]        
Finite-lived intangibles   $ 15,000    
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)   5 years 9 months 18 days