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Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2020
Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers [Abstract] |
Revenue from Contracts With Customers Disaggregated by Segment and Product Type | The following tables present our revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type.
|  | Years Ended April 30, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Research Publishing & Platforms: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research Publishing |  | $ | 908,952 |  |  | $ | 903,249 |  |  | $ | 903,950 |
Research Platforms |  |  | 39,887 |  |  |  | 35,968 |  |  |  | 32,907 |
Total Research Publishing & Platforms |  |  | 948,839 |  |  |  | 939,217 |  |  |  | 936,857 |
Academic & Professional Learning: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Education Publishing |  |  | 352,188 |  |  |  | 372,018 |  |  |  | 401,607 |
Professional Learning |  |  | 298,601 |  |  |  | 331,285 |  |  |  | 338,508 |
Total Academic & Professional Learning |  |  | 650,789 |  |  |  | 703,303 |  |  |  | 740,115 |
Education Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Education Services |  |  | 214,376 |  |  |  | 157,549 |  |  |  | 119,131 |
mthree |  |  | 17,479 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total Education Services |  |  | 231,855 |  |  |  | 157,549 |  |  |  | 119,131 |
Total Revenue |  | $ | 1,831,483 |  |  | $ | 1,800,069 |  |  | $ | 1,796,103 |
Contract Asset and Liability Balances | The following table provides information about receivables and contract liabilities from contracts with customers.
|  | April 30, 2020 |  |  | April 30, 2019 |  |  | Increase/ (Decrease) |
Balances from contracts with customers: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 309,384 |  |  | $ | 306,631 |  |  | $ | 2,753 |
Contract liabilities (1) |  |  | 520,214 |  |  |  | 519,129 |  |  |  | 1,085 |
Contract liabilities (included in Other Long-Term Liabilities) |  | $ | 14,949 |  |  | $ | 10,722 |  |  | $ | 4,227 |
(1) | The sales return reserve recorded in Contract Liabilities is $32.8 million and $25.9 million as of April 30, 2020 and April 30, 2019, respectively.

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