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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Activity in Goodwill by Segment | The following table summarizes the activity in goodwill by segment as of January 31, 2021:
|  | April 30, 2020 |  |  | Acquisitions (1) |  |  | Foreign Translation Adjustment |  |  | January 31, 2021 |
Research Publishing & Platforms |  | $ | 448,130 |  |  | $ | 130,864 |  |  | $ | 30,090 |  |  | $ | 609,084 |
Academic & Professional Learning |  |  | 501,091 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11,871 |  |  |  | 512,962 |
Education Services |  |  | 167,569 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,444 |  |  |  | 175,013 |
Total |  | $ | 1,116,790 |  |  | $ | 130,864 |  |  | $ | 49,405 |  |  | $ | 1,297,059 |
(1) | Refer to Note 3, “Acquisitions,” for more information related to the acquisition that occurred in fiscal year 2021 and the revisions that were made to the allocation of the consideration transferred to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed during the nine months ended January 31, 2021 related to the fiscal year 2020 acquisitions.
Intangible Assets, Net | Intangible assets, net were as follows:
|  | January 31, 2021 |  |  | April 30, 2020 |
Intangible Assets with Definite Lives, net: |  |  |  |  |  |
Content and Publishing Rights (1) |  | $ | 561,888 |  |  | $ | 362,106 |
Customer Relationships (1) |  |  | 274,398 |  |  |  | 290,418 |
Developed Technology (1) |  |  | 37,248 |  |  |  | 13,111 |
Brands and Trademarks (1) |  |  | 20,331 |  |  |  | 20,188 |
Covenants not to Compete |  |  | 98 |  |  |  | 246 |
Total |  |  | 893,963 |  |  |  | 686,069 |
Intangible Assets with Indefinite Lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brands and Trademarks |  |  | 37,000 |  |  |  | 37,000 |
Publishing Rights |  |  | 93,924 |  |  |  | 84,336 |
Total |  |  | 130,924 |  |  |  | 121,336 |
Total Intangible Assets, Net |  | $ | 1,024,887 |  |  | $ | 807,405 |
(1) | Refer to Note 3, “Acquisitions,” for more information related to the acquisition that occurred in fiscal year 2021 and the revisions that were made to the allocation of the consideration transferred to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed during the nine months ended January 31, 2021 related to the fiscal year 2020 acquisitions.

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