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Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2021
Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers [Abstract] |
Revenue from Contracts With Customers Disaggregated by Segment and Product Type | The following table presents our revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type.
|  | Three Months Ended July 31, |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Research Publishing & Platforms: |  |  |  |  |  |
Research Publishing |  | $ | 263,358 |  |  | $ | 230,464 |
Research Platforms |  |  | 11,398 |  |  |  | 10,346 |
Total Research Publishing & Platforms |  |  | 274,756 |  |  |  | 240,810 |
Academic & Professional Learning: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Education Publishing (1) |  |  | 66,380 |  |  |  | 63,603 |
Professional Learning |  |  | 72,884 |  |  |  | 62,829 |
Total Academic & Professional Learning |  |  | 139,264 |  |  |  | 126,432 |
Education Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
University Services (2) |  |  | 54,394 |  |  |  | 50,262 |
Talent Development Services (1)(3) |  |  | 19,974 |  |  |  | 13,822 |
Total Education Services |  |  | 74,368 |  |  |  | 64,084 |
Total Revenue |  | $ | 488,388 |  |  | $ | 431,326 |
(1) | In May 2021, we moved the WileyNXT product offering from Academic & Professional Learning – Education Publishing to Education Services – Talent Development Services. As a result, the prior period results related to the WileyNXT product offering have been included in Education Services - Talent Development Services. The revenue was $0.5 million for the three months ended July 31, 2020. There were no changes to our total consolidated financial results.
(2) | University Services was previously referred to as Education Services OPM.
(3) | Talent Development Services was previously referred to as mthree.
Accounts Receivable, Net and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers | The following table provides information about accounts receivable, net and contract liabilities from contracts with customers.
|  | July 31, 2021 |  |  | April 30, 2021 |  |  | Increase/ (Decrease) |
Balances from contracts with customers: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 284,579 |  |  | $ | 311,571 |  |  | $ | (26,992 | )
Contract liabilities (1) |  |  | 418,459 |  |  |  | 545,425 |  |  |  | (126,966 | )
Contract liabilities (included in Other long-term liabilities) |  | $ | 18,382 |  |  | $ | 19,560 |  |  | $ | (1,178 | )
(1) | The sales return reserve recorded in Contract liabilities is $40.7 million and $38.0 million, as of July 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, respectively.

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