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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Recently Issued, and Recently Adopted Accounting Standards (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2022
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Recently Issued, and Recently Adopted Accounting Standards [Abstract] |
Change in Provision for Credit Losses | The following table presents the change in provision for credit losses, which is presented net in Accounts receivable on our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position for the period indicated:
|  | Provision for Credit Losses |
Balance as of April 30, 2021 |  | $ | 21,474 |
Current period provision |  |  | 4,029 |
Amounts written off, less recoveries |  |  | (3,754 | )
Foreign exchange translation adjustments and other |  |  | (528 | )
Balance as of April 30, 2022 |  | $ | 21,221 |
Net Sales Return Reserves by Balance Sheet Account | The reserves are reflected in the following accounts of the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of April 30:
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Increase in Inventories, net |  | $ | 7,820 |  |  | $ | 10,886 |
Decrease in Accrued royalties |  |  | (3,893 | ) |  |  | (4,949 | )
Increase in Contract liabilities |  |  | 31,135 |  |  |  | 38,034 |
Print book sales return reserve net liability balance |  | $ | (19,422 | ) |  | $ | (22,199 | )
Advertising and Marketing Costs | Advertising and marketing costs are expensed as incurred. These costs are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) as follows:
|  | For the Years Ended April 30, |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Advertising and marketing costs |  | $ | 100.6 |  |  | $ | 93.6 |  |  | $ | 103.1 |
Cost of sales(1) |  |  | 62.9 |  |  |  | 57.0 |  |  |  | 65.8 |
Operating and administrative expenses |  |  | 37.7 |  |  |  | 36.6 |  |  |  | 37.3 |
(1) | This includes certain advertising and marketing costs incurred by our Education Services business to fulfill performance obligations from contracts with educational institutions.

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