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Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2024
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 January 31, |  | Nine Months Ended January 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Research: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research Publishing | $ | 216,586 |  |  | $ | 213,720 |  |  | $ | 659,329 |  |  | $ | 685,884 |
Research Solutions | 39,613 |  |  | 39,880 |  |  | 112,344 |  |  | 113,988 |
Total Research | 256,199 |  |  | 253,600 |  |  | 771,673 |  |  | 799,872 |
Learning: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Academic | 87,216 |  |  | 82,822 |  |  | 224,633 |  |  | 223,826 |
Professional | 59,118 |  |  | 60,421 |  |  | 179,961 |  |  | 178,713 |
Total Learning | 146,334 |  |  | 143,243 |  |  | 404,594 |  |  | 402,539 |
Held for Sale or Sold | 58,172 |  |  | 94,525 |  |  | 228,259 |  |  | 291,362 |
Total Revenue | $ | 460,705 |  |  | $ | 491,368 |  |  | $ | 1,404,526 |  |  | $ | 1,493,773 |
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.
| January 31, 2024 |  | April 30, 2023 |  | Increase/ (Decrease)
Balances from contracts with customers: |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 161,009 |  |  | $ | 310,121 |  |  | $ | (149,112) |
Contract liabilities (1) | 300,675 |  |  | 504,695 |  |  | (204,020) |
Contract liabilities (included in Other long-term liabilities) | $ | 15,114 |  |  | $ | 17,426 |  |  | $ | (2,312) |
(1) | The sales return reserve recorded in Contract liabilities is $25.9 million and $24.6 million, as of January 31, 2024 and April 30, 2023, respectively.

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