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Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2024
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Schedule of Revenue from Contracts With Customers Disaggregated by Segment and Product Type
The following tables present our revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type.
For the Years Ended April 30,
202420232022
Research:
Research Publishing$892,784 $926,773 $963,715 
Research Solutions149,921 153,538 147,628 
Total Research1,042,705 1,080,311 1,111,343 
Learning:
Academic323,541 304,633 331,931 
Professional251,198 241,762 249,277 
Total Learning574,739 546,395 581,208 
Held for Sale or Sold255,543 393,194 390,377 
Total Revenue$1,872,987 $2,019,900 $2,082,928 
Schedule of 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.
April 30, 2024April 30, 2023Increase/
(Decrease)
Balances from contracts with customers:
Accounts receivable, net$224,198 $310,121 $(85,923)
Contract liabilities(1)
483,778 504,695 (20,917)
Contract liabilities (included in Other long-term liabilities)$14,819 $17,426 $(2,607)
(1)
The sales return reserve recorded in Contract liabilities is $25.4 million and $24.6 million as of April 30, 2024 and April 30, 2023, respectively. See Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Recently Issued, and Recently Adopted Accounting Standards” for further details of the sales return reserve.