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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Activity in Goodwill by Segment | The following table summarizes the activity in goodwill by segment as of July 31, 2019:
|  | April 30, 2019 |  |  | Acquisitions (1) |  |  | Foreign Translation Adjustment |  |  | July 31, 2019 |
Research Publishing & Platforms |  | $ | 438,511 |  |  | $ | 844 |  |  | $ | (15,953 | ) |  | $ | 423,402 |
Education Publishing & Professional Learning |  |  | 458,145 |  |  |  | 41,771 |  |  |  | (545 | ) |  |  | 499,371 |
Education Services |  |  | 199,010 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 199,010 |
Total |  | $ | 1,095,666 |  |  | $ | 42,615 |  |  | $ | (16,498 | ) |  | $ | 1,121,783 |
(1) | Refer to Note 3, “Acquisitions,” for more information related to the acquisitions that occurred in the three months ended July 31, 2019.
Intangible Assets | Identifiable intangible assets, net consisted of the following:
|  | July 31, 2019 |  |  | April 30, 2019 |
Intangible Assets with Determinable Lives, net: |  |  |  |  |  |
Content and Publishing Rights (1) |  | $ | 378,803 |  |  | $ | 389,172 |
Customer Relationships (1) |  |  | 249,647 |  |  |  | 245,830 |
Brands and Trademarks (1) |  |  | 12,369 |  |  |  | 12,993 |
Covenants not to Compete |  |  | 395 |  |  |  | 445 |
Developed Technology (1) |  |  | 22,109 |  |  |  | — |
Total |  |  | 663,323 |  |  |  | 648,440 |
Intangible Assets with Indefinite Lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brands and Trademarks |  |  | 128,817 |  |  |  | 130,909 |
Content and Publishing Rights |  |  | 86,129 |  |  |  | 86,223 |
Total |  |  | 214,946 |  |  |  | 217,132 |
Total Intangible Assets, Net |  | $ | 878,269 |  |  | $ | 865,572 |
(1) | Refer to Note 3, “Acquisitions,” for more information related to the acquisitions that occurred in the three months ended July 31, 2019.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the carrying value of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of the company. + References No definition available. + Details
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