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 | ||||||||||
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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 |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||