XML 52 R39.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.22.0.1

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
--- | ---
Jan. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Activity in Goodwill by Segment | The following table summarizes the activity in goodwill by segment as of January 31, 2022:
|  | April 30, 2021 (1) |  |  | Acquisitions (2) |  |  | Foreign Translation Adjustment |  |  | January 31, 2022 |
Research Publishing & Platforms |  | $ | 619,203 |  |  | $ | 21,252 |  |  | $ | (12,443 | ) |  | $ | 628,012 |
Academic & Professional Learning |  |  | 512,512 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (8,243 | ) |  |  | 504,269 |
Education Services |  |  | 172,625 |  |  |  | 21,619 |  |  |  | (561 | ) |  |  | 193,683 |
Total |  | $ | 1,304,340 |  |  | $ | 42,871 |  |  | $ | (21,247 | ) |  | $ | 1,325,964 |
(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 3, “Acquisitions,” for more information related to the acquisitions that occurred in the nine months ended January 31, 2022.
Intangible Assets, Net | Intangible assets, net were as follows:
|  | January 31, 2022 |  |  | April 30, 2021 (1) |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net (2): |  |  |  |  |  |
Content and publishing rights |  | $ | 522,090 |  |  | $ | 564,229 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 249,136 |  |  |  | 266,477 |
Developed technology |  |  | 58,940 |  |  |  | 34,961 |
Brands and trademarks |  |  | 17,097 |  |  |  | 19,536 |
Covenants not to compete |  |  | 416 |  |  |  | 58 |
Total intangible assets with definite lives, net |  |  | 847,679 |  |  |  | 885,261 |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brands and trademarks |  |  | 37,000 |  |  |  | 37,000 |
Publishing rights |  |  | 86,214 |  |  |  | 93,041 |
Total intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  | 123,214 |  |  |  | 130,041 |
Total intangible assets, net |  | $ | 970,893 |  |  | $ | 1,015,302 |
(1) | The developed technology balance as of April 30, 2021 is presented net of accumulated impairments and write-offs of $2.8 million. The indefinite-lived brands and trademarks as of April 30, 2021 is net of accumulated impairments of $93.1 million.
(2) | Refer to Note 3, “Acquisitions,” for more information related to the acquisitions that occurred in the nine months ended January 31, 2022.

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of the carrying value of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of the company. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | jwa_ScheduleOfIntangibleAssetsTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | jwa_
Data Type: | dtr-types:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsDisclosureAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121556970&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121556970&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | dtr-types:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration