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Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2019
Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers [Abstract] |
Revenue from Contracts With Customers Disaggregated by Segment and Product Type | As previously announced, we have changed our segment reporting structure to align with our strategic focus areas. See Note 10, “Segment Information,” for more details. The following table presents our revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type.
|  | Three Months Ended July 31, 2019 |
|  | Research Publishing & Platforms |  |  | Education Publishing & Professional Learning |  |  | Education Services |  |  | Total |
Research Publishing & Platforms: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research Publishing |  | $ | 219,927 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 219,927 |
Research Platforms |  |  | 9,448 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9,448 |
Education Publishing & Professional Learning: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Education Publishing |  |  | — |  |  |  | 65,523 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 65,523 |
Professional Learning |  |  | — |  |  |  | 79,335 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 79,335 |
Education Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Education Services |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 49,297 |  |  |  | 49,297 |
Total |  | $ | 229,375 |  |  | $ | 144,858 |  |  | $ | 49,297 |  |  | $ | 423,530 |
|  | Three Months Ended July 31, 2018 |
|  | Research Publishing & Platforms |  |  | Education Publishing & Professional Learning |  |  | Education Services |  |  | Total |
Research Publishing & Platforms: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research Publishing |  | $ | 216,714 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 216,714 |
Research Platforms |  |  | 8,603 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8,603 |
Education Publishing & Professional Learning: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Education Publishing |  |  | — |  |  |  | 74,034 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 74,034 |
Professional Learning |  |  | — |  |  |  | 82,390 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 82,390 |
Education Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Education Services |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 29,160 |  |  |  | 29,160 |
Total |  | $ | 225,317 |  |  | $ | 156,424 |  |  | $ | 29,160 |  |  | $ | 410,901 |
Contract Asset and Liability Balances | The following table provides information about receivables and contract liabilities from contracts with customers.
|  | July 31, 2019 |  |  | April 30, 2019 |  |  | Increase/ (Decrease) |
Balances from contracts with customers: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 281,055 |  |  | $ | 294,867 |  |  | $ | (13,812 | )
Contract liability (1) |  |  | 408,630 |  |  |  | 507,365 |  |  |  | (98,735 | )
Contract liability (included in Other Long-Term Liabilities) |  | $ | 13,752 |  |  | $ | 10,722 |  |  | $ | 3,030 |
(1) | The sales return reserve recorded in Contract Liability is $33.4 million and $25.9 million, as of July 31, 2019 and April 30, 2019, respectively.

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