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Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 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 October 31, |  |  | Six Months Ended October 31, |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Research Publishing & Platforms: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research Publishing |  | $ | 262,873 |  |  | $ | 240,691 |  |  | $ | 526,231 |  |  | $ | 471,155 |
Research Platforms |  |  | 12,281 |  |  |  | 10,643 |  |  |  | 23,679 |  |  |  | 20,989 |
Total Research Publishing & Platforms |  |  | 275,154 |  |  |  | 251,334 |  |  |  | 549,910 |  |  |  | 492,144 |
Academic & Professional Learning: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Education Publishing (1) |  |  | 98,581 |  |  |  | 102,428 |  |  |  | 164,961 |  |  |  | 166,031 |
Professional Learning |  |  | 77,948 |  |  |  | 67,485 |  |  |  | 150,832 |  |  |  | 130,314 |
Total Academic & Professional Learning |  |  | 176,529 |  |  |  | 169,913 |  |  |  | 315,793 |  |  |  | 296,345 |
Education Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
University Services (2) |  |  | 58,081 |  |  |  | 56,261 |  |  |  | 112,475 |  |  |  | 106,523 |
Talent Development Services (1)(3) |  |  | 23,239 |  |  |  | 13,503 |  |  |  | 43,213 |  |  |  | 27,325 |
Total Education Services |  |  | 81,320 |  |  |  | 69,764 |  |  |  | 155,688 |  |  |  | 133,848 |
Total Revenue |  | $ | 533,003 |  |  | $ | 491,011 |  |  | $ | 1,021,391 |  |  | $ | 922,337 |
(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 $0.7 million and $1.2 million for the three and six months ended October 31, 2020, respectively. 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.
|  | October 31, 2021 |  |  | April 30, 2021 |  |  | Increase/ (Decrease) |
Balances from contracts with customers: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 291,891 |  |  | $ | 311,571 |  |  | $ | (19,680 | )
Contract liabilities (1) |  |  | 267,890 |  |  |  | 545,425 |  |  |  | (277,535 | )
Contract liabilities (included in Other long-term liabilities) |  | $ | 20,619 |  |  | $ | 19,560 |  |  | $ | 1,059 |
(1) | The sales return reserve recorded in Contract liabilities is $42.3 million and $38.0 million, as of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, respectively.

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