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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
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