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Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2019
Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers [Abstract] |
Revenue from Contracts With Customers Disaggregated by Segment and Product Type | As previously announced, we 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 October 31, |  |  | Six Months Ended October 31, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Research Publishing & Platforms: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research Publishing |  | $ | 225,085 |  |  | $ | 219,710 |  |  | $ | 445,012 |  |  | $ | 436,424 |
Research Platforms |  |  | 9,624 |  |  |  | 9,365 |  |  |  | 19,072 |  |  |  | 17,968 |
Total Research Publishing & Platforms |  |  | 234,709 |  |  |  | 229,075 |  |  |  | 464,084 |  |  |  | 454,392 |
Academic & Professional Learning: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Education Publishing |  |  | 101,741 |  |  |  | 107,474 |  |  |  | 167,264 |  |  |  | 181,508 |
Professional Learning |  |  | 75,984 |  |  |  | 82,196 |  |  |  | 155,319 |  |  |  | 164,586 |
Total Academic & Professional Learning |  |  | 177,725 |  |  |  | 189,670 |  |  |  | 322,583 |  |  |  | 346,094 |
Education Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Education Services |  |  | 53,771 |  |  |  | 29,877 |  |  |  | 103,068 |  |  |  | 59,037 |
Total Education Services |  |  | 53,771 |  |  |  | 29,877 |  |  |  | 103,068 |  |  |  | 59,037 |
Total Revenue |  | $ | 466,205 |  |  | $ | 448,622 |  |  | $ | 889,735 |  |  | $ | 859,523 |
Contract Asset and Liability Balances | The following table provides information about receivables and contract liabilities from contracts with customers.
|  | October 31, 2019 |  |  | April 30, 2019 |  |  | Increase/ (Decrease) |
Balances from contracts with customers: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 235,466 |  |  | $ | 294,867 |  |  | $ | (59,401 | )
Contract liabilities (1) |  |  | 248,653 |  |  |  | 507,365 |  |  |  | (258,712 | )
Contract liabilities (included in Other Long-Term Liabilities) |  | $ | 19,622 |  |  | $ | 10,722 |  |  | $ | 8,900 |
(1) | The sales return reserve recorded in Contract Liabilities is $37.7 million and $25.9 million, as of October 31, 2019 and April 30, 2019, respectively.

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