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Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Jul. 31, 2022 | Jul. 31, 2021 | Apr. 30, 2022
Intangible assets with definite lives, net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net |  | $ 780,004 |  | $ 813,130 | [1]
Intangible assets with indefinite lives [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  | 115,804 |  | 118,299 | [1]
Intangible assets (excluding goodwill) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets, net |  | 895,808 |  | 931,429 | [1]
Accelerated amortization expense | [2] | 4,594 | $ 0 |  |
Brands and Trademarks [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  | 37,000 |  | 37,000 | [1]
Accumulated impairment |  |  |  | 93,100 |
Content and Publishing Rights [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  | 78,804 |  | 81,299 | [1]
Content and Publishing Rights [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net |  | 483,180 |  | 499,937 | [1]
Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net |  | 234,684 |  | 242,058 | [1]
Developed Technology [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net |  | 51,380 |  | 54,721 | [1]
Accumulated impairment |  |  |  | 2,800 |
Brands and Trademarks [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net | [3] | 10,390 |  | 16,021 | [1]
Covenants Not to Compete [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net |  | $ 370 |  | $ 393 | [1]
[1] | The developed technology balance as of April 30, 2022 is presented net of accumulated impairments and write-offs of $2.8 million. The indefinite-lived brands and trademarks as of April 30, 2022 is net of accumulated impairments of $93.1 million.
[2] | As described above, this accelerated amortization relates to the mthree trademark.
[3] | On January 1, 2020, Wiley acquired mthree, a talent placement provider that addresses the IT skills gap by finding, training, and placing job-ready technology talent in roles with leading corporations worldwide. Its results of operations are included in our Education Services segment. In late May 2022, Wiley renamed the mthree talent development solution to Wiley Edge and discontinued use of the mthree trademark during the three months ended July 31, 2022. As a result of these actions, we determined that a revision of the useful life was warranted and the intangible asset was fully amortized over its remaining useful life resulting in accelerated amortization expense of $4.6 million in the three months ended July 31, 2022.

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