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Acquisition (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2020
mthree [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Consideration Transferred and Allocation of Purchase Price | The following table summarizes the preliminary consideration transferred to acquire mthree and the preliminary allocation of the purchase price among the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
|  | Preliminary Allocation |
Total cash consideration transferred |  | $ | 122,242 |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Current Assets |  |  | 8,750 |
Technology, Property and Equipment, net |  |  | 484 |
Intangible Assets, net |  |  | 56,836 |
Goodwill |  |  | 82,561 |
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets |  |  | 3,710 |
Total Assets |  | $ | 152,341 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Current Liabilities |  |  | 14,380 |
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities |  |  | 12,722 |
Operating Lease Liabilities |  |  | 2,692 |
Other Long-Term Liabilities |  |  | 305 |
Total Liabilities |  | $ | 30,099 |
Intangible Assets Acquired and Weighted-Average Useful Life | The following table summarizes the identifiable intangible assets acquired and their weighted-average useful life at the date of acquisition.
|  | Estimated Fair Value |  |  | Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years) |
Customer Relationships |  | $ | 48,792 |  |  |  | 12 |
Trademarks |  |  | 6,725 |  |  |  | 10 |
Content |  |  | 1,319 |  |  |  | 4 |
Total |  | $ | 56,836 |  |  |  |  |
zybooks [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Consideration Transferred and Allocation of Purchase Price | The following table summarizes the consideration transferred to acquire zyBooks and the allocation of the purchase price among the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
|  | Final Allocation |
Total cash consideration transferred |  | $ | 55,939 |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Current Assets |  |  | 2,280 |
Technology, Property and Equipment, net |  |  | 28 |
Intangible Assets, net |  |  | 24,500 |
Goodwill |  |  | 36,903 |
Total Assets |  | $ | 63,711 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Current Liabilities |  |  | 2,581 |
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities |  |  | 5,191 |
Total Liabilities |  | $ | 7,772 |
Intangible Assets Acquired and Weighted-Average Useful Life | The following table summarizes the identifiable intangible assets acquired and their weighted-average useful life at the date of acquisition.
|  | Fair Value |  |  | Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years) |
Developed Technology |  | $ | 10,400 |  |  |  | 7 |
Customer Relationships |  |  | 6,800 |  |  |  | 10 |
Content |  |  | 4,400 |  |  |  | 10 |
Trademarks |  |  | 2,900 |  |  |  | 10 |
Total |  | $ | 24,500 |  |  |  |  |
The Learning House, Inc. [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Consideration Transferred and Allocation of Purchase Price | The following table summarizes the consideration transferred to acquire Learning House and the allocation of the purchase price among the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed.
|  | Final Allocation |
Total consideration transferred |  | $ | 201,274 |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Current Assets |  |  | 20,353 |
Technology, Property and Equipment, net |  |  | 343 |
Intangible Assets, net |  |  | 109,548 |
Goodwill |  |  | 110,966 |
Other Non-Current Assets |  |  | 5,025 |
Total Assets |  | $ | 246,235 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Current Liabilities |  |  | 16,999 |
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities |  |  | 26,778 |
Other Long-Term Liabilities |  |  | 1,184 |
Total Liabilities |  | $ | 44,961 |
Intangible Assets Acquired and Weighted-Average Useful Life | The following table summarizes the identifiable intangible assets acquired and their weighted-average useful life at the date of acquisition.
|  | Fair Value |  |  | Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years) |
Customer Relationships |  | $ | 103,850 |  |  |  | 15 |
Course Content |  |  | 5,698 |  |  |  | 4 |
Total |  | $ | 109,548 |  |  |  |  |

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