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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Activity in Goodwill by Segment | The following table summarizes the activity in goodwill by segment as of April 30:
|  | 2021 (1) |  |  | Acquisitions(2) |  |  | Foreign Translation Adjustment |  |  | 2022 |
Research Publishing & Platforms |  | $ | 619,203 |  |  | $ | 24,806 |  |  | $ | (33,593 | ) |  | $ | 610,416 |
Academic & Professional Learning |  |  | 512,512 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (14,376 | ) |  |  | 498,136 |
Education Services |  |  | 172,625 |  |  |  | 22,226 |  |  |  | (1,261 | ) |  |  | 193,590 |
Total |  | $ | 1,304,340 |  |  | $ | 47,032 |  |  | $ | (49,230 | ) |  | $ | 1,302,142 |
(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 4, “Acquisitions,” for more information related to the acquisitions that occurred in the year ended April 30, 2022.
Intangible Assets, Net | Intangible assets, net as of April 30 were as follows:
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
|  | Cost |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |  |  | Cost |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net(1) : |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Content and publishing rights |  | $ | 1,099,778 |  |  | $ | (599,841 | ) |  | $ | 499,937 |  |  | $ | 1,062,072 |  |  | $ | (497,843 | ) |  | $ | 564,229 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 409,097 |  |  |  | (167,039 | ) |  |  | 242,058 |  |  |  | 384,462 |  |  |  | (117,985 | ) |  |  | 266,477 |
Developed technology(2) |  |  | 72,398 |  |  |  | (17,677 | ) |  |  | 54,721 |  |  |  | 42,785 |  |  |  | (7,824 | ) |  |  | 34,961 |
Brands and trademarks |  |  | 47,533 |  |  |  | (31,512 | ) |  |  | 16,021 |  |  |  | 45,630 |  |  |  | (26,094 | ) |  |  | 19,536 |
Covenants not to compete |  |  | 1,655 |  |  |  | (1,262 | ) |  |  | 393 |  |  |  | 1,250 |  |  |  | (1,192 | ) |  |  | 58 |
Total intangible assets with definite lives, net |  |  | 1,630,461 |  |  |  | (817,331 | ) |  |  | 813,130 |  |  |  | 1,536,199 |  |  |  | (650,938 | ) |  |  | 885,261 |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brands and trademarks(2) |  |  | 37,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 37,000 |  |  |  | 37,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 37,000 |
Publishing rights |  |  | 81,299 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 81,299 |  |  |  | 93,041 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 93,041 |
Total intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  | 118,299 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 118,299 |  |  |  | 130,041 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 130,041 |
Total intangible assets, net |  | $ | 1,748,760 |  |  | $ | (817,331 | ) |  | $ | 931,429 |  |  | $ | 1,666,240 |  |  | $ | (650,938 | ) |  | $ | 1,015,302 |
(1) | Refer to Note 4, “Acquisitions,” for more information related to the acquisitions that occurred in years ended April 30, 2022 and 2021.
(2) | The developed technology balance as of April 30, 2022 and 2021 is presented net of accumulated impairments and write-offs of $2.8 million. The indefinite-lived brands and trademarks balance as of April 30, 2022 and 2021 is net of accumulated impairments of $93.1 million.
Future Amortization Expense | Based on the current amount of intangible assets subject to amortization and assuming current foreign exchange rates, the estimated amortization expense for the following years are as follows:
Fiscal Year |  | Amount |
2023 |  | $ | 81,375 |
2024 |  |  | 76,193 |
2025 |  |  | 69,556 |
2026 |  |  | 67,044 |
2027 |  |  | 62,422 |
Thereafter |  |  | 456,540 |
Total |  | $ | 813,130 |

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