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Goodwill and Intangible Assets | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets | Note 12 — Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill The following table summarizes the activity in goodwill by segment as of October 31, 2021:
|  | April 30, 2021 (1) |  |  | Acquisition (2) |  |  | Foreign Translation Adjustment |  |  | October 31, 2021 |
Research Publishing & Platforms |  | $ | 619,203 |  |  | $ | 7,893 |  |  | $ | (5,104 | ) |  | $ | 621,992 |
Academic & Professional Learning |  |  | 512,512 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,683 | ) |  |  | 507,829 |
Education Services |  |  | 172,625 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (212 | ) |  |  | 172,413 |
Total |  | $ | 1,304,340 |  |  | $ | 7,893 |  |  | $ | (9,999 | ) |  | $ | 1,302,234 |
(1) | The Education Services goodwill balance as of April 30, 2021 includes a cumulative pretax noncash goodwill impairment of $110.0 million.
(2) | Refer to Note 3, “Acquisitions,” for more information related to the acquisition that occurred in the six months ended October 31, 2021.
Intangible Assets Intangible assets, net were as follows:
|  | October 31, 2021 |  |  | April 30, 2021 (1) |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net (2): |  |  |  |  |  |
Content and publishing rights |  | $ | 537,493 |  |  | $ | 564,229 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 254,297 |  |  |  | 266,477 |
Developed technology |  |  | 34,206 |  |  |  | 34,961 |
Brands and trademarks |  |  | 17,858 |  |  |  | 19,536 |
Covenants not to compete |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | 58 |
Total intangible assets with definite lives, net |  |  | 843,934 |  |  |  | 885,261 |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brands and trademarks |  |  | 37,000 |  |  |  | 37,000 |
Publishing rights |  |  | 89,102 |  |  |  | 93,041 |
Total intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  | 126,102 |  |  |  | 130,041 |
Total intangible assets, net |  | $ | 970,036 |  |  | $ | 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.
(2) | Refer to Note 3, “Acquisitions,” for more information related to the acquisition that occurred in the six months ended October 31, 2021.

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