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Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2023
Revenue from Contract with Customer [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 October 31, |  | Six Months Ended October 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Research: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research Publishing | $ | 219,743 |  |  | $ | 232,641 |  |  | $ | 442,743 |  |  | $ | 472,164 |
Research Solutions | 37,927 |  |  | 38,718 |  |  | 72,731 |  |  | 74,108 |
Total Research | 257,670 |  |  | 271,359 |  |  | 515,474 |  |  | 546,272 |
Learning: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Academic | 89,125 |  |  | 82,256 |  |  | 137,417 |  |  | 141,004 |
Professional | 59,815 |  |  | 57,393 |  |  | 120,843 |  |  | 118,292 |
Total Learning | 148,940 |  |  | 139,649 |  |  | 258,260 |  |  | 259,296 |
Held for Sale or Sold | 86,198 |  |  | 103,828 |  |  | 170,087 |  |  | 196,837 |
Total Revenue | $ | 492,808 |  |  | $ | 514,836 |  |  | $ | 943,821 |  |  | $ | 1,002,405 |
Contract with Customer, Contract Asset, Contract Liability, and Receivable | The following table provides information about accounts receivable, net and contract liabilities from contracts with customers.
| October 31, 2023 |  | April 30, 2023 |  | Increase/ (Decrease)
Balances from contracts with customers: |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 147,253 |  |  | $ | 310,121 |  |  | $ | (162,868) |
Contract liabilities (1) | 235,839 |  |  | 504,695 |  |  | (268,856) |
Contract liabilities (included in Other long-term liabilities) | $ | 19,563 |  |  | $ | 17,426 |  |  | $ | 2,137 |
(1) | The sales return reserve recorded in Contract liabilities is $26.2 million and $24.6 million, as of October 31, 2023 and April 30, 2023, respectively.

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