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Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers, Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2019 | Jan. 31, 2018 | Jan. 31, 2019 | Jan. 31, 2018
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 449,367 | $ 455,675 | $ 1,308,890 | $ 1,318,850
Journals Subscriptions [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 152,291 | 160,287 | 482,000 | 498,775
Open Access [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 14,194 | 9,905 | 38,917 | 28,058
Licensing, Reprints, Backfiles and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 50,804 | 45,035 | 132,041 | 124,594
Publishing Technology Services (Atypon) [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 9,064 | 8,262 | 27,032 | 24,559
STM and Professional Publishing [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 64,599 | 80,775 | 197,565 | 215,835
Education Publishing [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 37,437 | 48,446 | 127,736 | 151,893
Course Workflow (WileyPLUS) [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 22,935 | 21,406 | 42,142 | 38,926
Test Preparation and Certification [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 9,560 | 7,758 | 29,343 | 27,167
Licensing, Distribution, Advertising and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 11,104 | 11,859 | 31,269 | 32,686
Education Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 46,207 | 32,242 | 105,244 | 88,316
Professional Assessment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 14,600 | 13,228 | 47,667 | 43,936
Corporate Learning [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 16,572 | 16,472 | 47,934 | 44,105
Operating Segments [Member] | Research [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 226,353 | 223,489 | 679,990 | 675,986
Operating Segments [Member] | Research [Member] | Journals Subscriptions [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 152,291 | 160,287 | 482,000 | 498,775
Operating Segments [Member] | Research [Member] | Open Access [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 14,194 | 9,905 | 38,917 | 28,058
Operating Segments [Member] | Research [Member] | Licensing, Reprints, Backfiles and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 50,804 | 45,035 | 132,041 | 124,594
Operating Segments [Member] | Research [Member] | Publishing Technology Services (Atypon) [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 9,064 | 8,262 | 27,032 | 24,559
Operating Segments [Member] | Research [Member] | STM and Professional Publishing [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Research [Member] | Education Publishing [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Research [Member] | Course Workflow (WileyPLUS) [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Research [Member] | Test Preparation and Certification [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Research [Member] | Licensing, Distribution, Advertising and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Research [Member] | Education Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Research [Member] | Professional Assessment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Research [Member] | Corporate Learning [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Publishing [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 145,635 | 170,244 | 428,055 | 466,507
Operating Segments [Member] | Publishing [Member] | Journals Subscriptions [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Publishing [Member] | Open Access [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Publishing [Member] | Licensing, Reprints, Backfiles and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Publishing [Member] | Publishing Technology Services (Atypon) [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Publishing [Member] | STM and Professional Publishing [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 64,599 | 80,775 | 197,565 | 215,835
Operating Segments [Member] | Publishing [Member] | Education Publishing [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 37,437 | 48,446 | 127,736 | 151,893
Operating Segments [Member] | Publishing [Member] | Course Workflow (WileyPLUS) [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 22,935 | 21,406 | 42,142 | 38,926
Operating Segments [Member] | Publishing [Member] | Test Preparation and Certification [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 9,560 | 7,758 | 29,343 | 27,167
Operating Segments [Member] | Publishing [Member] | Licensing, Distribution, Advertising and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 11,104 | 11,859 | 31,269 | 32,686
Operating Segments [Member] | Publishing [Member] | Education Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Publishing [Member] | Professional Assessment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Publishing [Member] | Corporate Learning [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 77,379 | 61,942 | 200,845 | 176,357
Operating Segments [Member] | Solutions [Member] | Journals Subscriptions [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Solutions [Member] | Open Access [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Solutions [Member] | Licensing, Reprints, Backfiles and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Solutions [Member] | Publishing Technology Services (Atypon) [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Solutions [Member] | STM and Professional Publishing [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Solutions [Member] | Education Publishing [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Solutions [Member] | Course Workflow (WileyPLUS) [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Solutions [Member] | Test Preparation and Certification [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Solutions [Member] | Licensing, Distribution, Advertising and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Solutions [Member] | Education Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 46,207 | 32,242 | 105,244 | 88,316
Operating Segments [Member] | Solutions [Member] | Professional Assessment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 14,600 | 13,228 | 47,667 | 43,936
Operating Segments [Member] | Solutions [Member] | Corporate Learning [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 16,572 | $ 16,472 | $ 47,934 | $ 44,105

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