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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Activity in Goodwill by Segment | The following table summarizes the activity in goodwill by segment as of July 31, 2021:
|  | April 30, 2021 (1) |  |  | Foreign Translation Adjustment |  |  | July 31, 2021 |
Research Publishing & Platforms |  | $ | 619,203 |  |  | $ | (763 | ) |  | $ | 618,440 |
Academic & Professional Learning |  |  | 512,512 |  |  |  | (1,884 | ) |  |  | 510,628 |
Education Services |  |  | 172,625 |  |  |  | (94 | ) |  |  | 172,531 |
Total |  | $ | 1,304,340 |  |  | $ | (2,741 | ) |  | $ | 1,301,599 |
(1) | The Education Services goodwill balance as of April 30, 2021 includes a cumulative pretax noncash goodwill impairment of $110.0 million.
Intangible Assets, Net | Intangible assets, net were as follows:
|  | July 31, 2021 |  |  | April 30, 2021 (1) |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net: |  |  |  |  |  |
Content and publishing rights |  | $ | 552,624 |  |  | $ | 564,229 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 259,158 |  |  |  | 266,477 |
Developed technology |  |  | 36,667 |  |  |  | 34,961 |
Brands and trademarks |  |  | 18,684 |  |  |  | 19,536 |
Covenants not to compete |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 58 |
Total intangible assets with definite lives, net |  |  | 867,156 |  |  |  | 885,261 |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brands and trademarks |  |  | 37,000 |  |  |  | 37,000 |
Publishing rights |  |  | 91,457 |  |  |  | 93,041 |
Total intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  | 128,457 |  |  |  | 130,041 |
Total intangible assets, net |  | $ | 995,613 |  |  | $ | 1,015,302 |
(1) | The developed technology balance as of April 30, 2021 is presented net of accumulated impairments and write-offs of $2.8 million. The indefinite-lived brands and trademarks as of April 30, 2021 is net of accumulated impairments of $93.1 million.

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