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Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers, Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

USD ($)

Partner

Apr. 30, 2021

USD ($)

Apr. 30, 2020

USD ($)

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue

$ 2,082,928

$ 1,941,501

$ 1,831,483

Research Publishing & Platforms [Member] | Research Publishing [Member] | Journal Subscriptions, Open Access and Comprehensive Agreements [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customers [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue percentage

79.00%

Academic & Professional Learning [Member] | Education Publishing [Member] | Print and Digital [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customers [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue percentage

63.00%

Academic & Professional Learning [Member] | Education Publishing [Member] | Digital Courseware [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customers [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue percentage

23.00%

Academic & Professional Learning [Member] | Professional Learning [Member] | Professional Publishing, and Licensing and Other, [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customers [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue percentage

61.00%

Academic & Professional Learning [Member] | Professional Learning [Member] | Corporate Training and Corporate Learning [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue from Contract with Customers [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue percentage

39.00%

Education Services [Member] | WileyNXT [Member] | The Learning House, Inc. [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue

2,700

700

Education Services [Member] | Education Services OPM [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

University partners under contract | Partner

68

Operating Segments [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue

$ 2,082,928

1,941,501

1,831,483

Operating Segments [Member] | Research Publishing & Platforms [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue

1,111,343

1,015,349

948,839

Operating Segments [Member] | Research Publishing & Platforms [Member] | Research Publishing [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue

1,057,022

972,512

908,952

Operating Segments [Member] | Research Publishing & Platforms [Member] | Research Platforms [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue

54,321

42,837

39,887

Operating Segments [Member] | Academic & Professional Learning [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue

^[1]

646,823

641,861

650,115

Operating Segments [Member] | Academic & Professional Learning [Member] | Education Publishing [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue

349,992

361,194

351,514

Operating Segments [Member] | Academic & Professional Learning [Member] | Professional Learning [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue

296,831

280,667

298,601

Operating Segments [Member] | Education Services [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue

^[1]

324,762

284,291

232,529

Operating Segments [Member] | Education Services [Member] | Education Services OPM [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue

^[1],[2]

226,131

227,700

210,882

Operating Segments [Member] | Education Services [Member] | mthree [Member]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type [Abstract]

Revenue

^[1],[3]

$ 98,631

$ 56,591

$ 21,647

[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 $2.7 million and $0.7 million for the years ended April 30, 2021 and April 30, 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.

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