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Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

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 January 31,								Nine Months Ended January 31,
		2020				2019				2020				2019
Research Publishing & Platforms:
Research Publishing		$	223,393			$	217,973			$	668,405			$	654,397
Research Platforms			10,163				9,064				29,235				27,032
Total Research Publishing & Platforms			233,556				227,037				697,640				681,429

Academic & Professional Learning:
Education Publishing			100,982				95,562				268,246				277,070
Professional Learning			77,296				80,561				232,615				245,147
Total Academic & Professional Learning			178,278				176,123				500,861				522,217

Education Services:
Education Services			50,776				46,207				153,844				105,244
mthree			4,521				—				4,521				—
Total Education Services			55,297				46,207				158,365				105,244
Total Revenue		$	467,131			$	449,367			$	1,356,866			$	1,308,890

Contract Asset and Liability Balances

The following table provides information about receivables and contract liabilities from contracts with customers.

		January 31, 2020				April 30, 2019				Increase/ (Decrease)
Balances from contracts with customers:
Accounts receivable, net		$	301,521			$	306,631			$	(5,110	)
Contract liabilities ⁽¹⁾			413,126				519,129				(106,003	)
Contract liabilities (included in Other Long-Term Liabilities)		$	15,785			$	10,722			$	5,063

⁽¹⁾	The sales return reserve recorded in Contract Liabilities is $40.5 million and $25.9 million, as of January 31, 2020 and April 30, 2019, respectively.