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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Recently Issued, and Recently Adopted Accounting Standards (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Change in Provision for Credit Losses | The following table presents the change in provision for credit losses, which is presented net in Accounts receivable on our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position for the period indicated:
| Provision for Credit Losses
Balance as of April 30, 2022 | $ | 21,221 |
Current period provision | 347 |
Amounts written off, less recoveries | (2,592) |
Foreign exchange translation adjustments and other | (314) |
Balance as of April 30, 2023 | $ | 18,662 |
Schedule of Net Sales Return Reserves by Balance Sheet Account | The reserves are reflected in the following accounts of the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of April 30:
| 2023 |  | 2022
Increase in Inventories, net | $ | 6,923 |  |  | $ | 7,820 |
Decrease in Accrued royalties | (3,240) |  |  | (3,893) |
Increase in Contract liabilities | 24,582 |  |  | 31,135 |
Print book sales return reserve net liability balance | $ | (14,419) |  |  | $ | (19,422) |
Schedule of Advertising and Marketing Costs | Advertising and marketing costs are expensed as incurred. These costs are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income as follows:
| For the Years Ended April 30,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Advertising and marketing costs | $ | 93,385 |  |  | $ | 100,572 |  |  | $ | 93,646 |
Cost of sales(1) | 55,907 |  |  | 62,889 |  |  | 56,956 |
Operating and administrative expenses | 37,478 |  |  | 37,683 |  |  | 36,690 |
(1) | This includes certain advertising and marketing costs incurred by our Academic business to fulfill performance obligations from contracts with educational institutions.

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