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Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2022
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 January 31, |  |  | Nine Months Ended January 31, |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Research Publishing & Platforms: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research Publishing |  | $ | 248,884 |  |  | $ | 229,327 |  |  | $ | 775,115 |  |  | $ | 700,482 |
Research Platforms |  |  | 14,457 |  |  |  | 10,523 |  |  |  | 38,136 |  |  |  | 31,512 |
Total Research Publishing & Platforms |  |  | 263,341 |  |  |  | 239,850 |  |  |  | 813,251 |  |  |  | 731,994 |
Academic & Professional Learning: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Education Publishing (1) |  |  | 95,498 |  |  |  | 97,671 |  |  |  | 260,459 |  |  |  | 263,702 |
Professional Learning |  |  | 75,135 |  |  |  | 75,955 |  |  |  | 225,967 |  |  |  | 206,269 |
Total Academic & Professional Learning |  |  | 170,633 |  |  |  | 173,626 |  |  |  | 486,426 |  |  |  | 469,971 |
Education Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
University Services (2) |  |  | 55,090 |  |  |  | 56,725 |  |  |  | 167,565 |  |  |  | 163,248 |
Talent Development Services (1)(3) |  |  | 26,820 |  |  |  | 12,711 |  |  |  | 70,033 |  |  |  | 40,036 |
Total Education Services |  |  | 81,910 |  |  |  | 69,436 |  |  |  | 237,598 |  |  |  | 203,284 |
Total Revenue |  | $ | 515,884 |  |  | $ | 482,912 |  |  | $ | 1,537,275 |  |  | $ | 1,405,249 |
(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 $0.5 million and $1.6 million for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2021, 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.
|  | January 31, 2022 |  |  | April 30, 2021 |  |  | Increase/ (Decrease) |
Balances from contracts with customers: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 267,988 |  |  | $ | 311,571 |  |  | $ | (43,583 | )
Contract liabilities (1) |  |  | 355,846 |  |  |  | 545,425 |  |  |  | (189,579 | )
Contract liabilities (included in Other long-term liabilities) |  | $ | 21,921 |  |  | $ | 19,560 |  |  | $ | 2,361 |
(1) | The sales return reserve recorded in Contract liabilities is $39.4 million and $38.0 million, as of January 31, 2022 and April 30, 2021, respectively.

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