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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Narrative (Details)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 5 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2024
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May 31, 2023
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Nov. 01, 2022
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Jul. 31, 2024
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Jan. 31, 2024
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Oct. 31, 2023
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Oct. 31, 2023
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Jan. 31, 2024
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segment
Jan. 01, 2026
Jan. 02, 2024
Apr. 30, 2023
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Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Goodwill         $ 1,096,674     $ 1,096,674     $ 1,204,050
Number of reportable segments | segment               3      
TSA fees         600     $ 600      
Learning                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Goodwill         483,509     483,509     $ 486,025
Held-for-Sale                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Intangible assets, net         52,767     52,767      
Disposal group, pre-tax loss         26,400     76,800      
Tuition Manager | Disposed of by Sale                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
(Costs) proceeds related to the sale of businesses and certain assets   $ 500       $ 500          
Loss on disposal   1,500                  
Total non-current assets held-for-sale   2,500                  
Intangible assets, net   $ 1,000                  
University Services | Disposed of by Sale                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Selling price for disposal $ 122,600                    
Increase to principal amount 12,000                    
Maximum earnout value at end of target period 4,000                    
Loss on disposal         26,000     101,400      
University Services | Disposed of by Sale | Seller Note                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Consideration, noncash 92,900                    
Stated interest rate (as a percent)                   10.00%  
University Services | Disposed of by Sale | Earnout                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Consideration, noncash 17,800                    
Maximum consideration 40,000                    
University Services | Disposed of by Sale | TVG Investment                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Consideration, noncash $ 11,900                    
Parent company units as a percentage of total units (as a percent) 0.10                    
University Services | Disposed of by Sale | Forecast | Seller Note                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Stated interest rate (as a percent)                 12.00%    
University Services | Held-for-Sale                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Intangible assets, net         0     0      
Disposal group, pre-tax loss             $ 75,400        
Cross Knowledge | Held-for-Sale                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Intangible assets, net         18,001     18,001      
Disposal group, pre-tax loss         5,800     56,200      
Wiley Edge | Held-for-Sale                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Intangible assets, net         34,766     34,766      
Disposal group, pre-tax loss         $ 20,600     $ 20,600      
Wiley Edge | Held-for-Sale | Forecast                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
(Costs) proceeds related to the sale of businesses and certain assets       $ 10,000              
Selling price for disposal       62,200              
Wiley Edge | Held-for-Sale | Forecast | Earnout                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Consideration, noncash       33,900              
Wiley Edge | Held-for-Sale | Forecast | Loan Note                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Consideration, noncash       $ 18,300              
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Fair value of consideration transferred     $ 6,100                
Total cash consideration transferred     5,200                
Cash to be paid after acquisition date     900                
Intangible assets     3,700                
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions | Learning                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Goodwill     $ 3,900