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Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2024
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Schedule of 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 July 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023
Research: |  |  |
Research Publishing | $ | 230,951 |  |  | $ | 223,000 |
Research Solutions | 34,358 |  |  | 34,804 |
Total Research | 265,309 |  |  | 257,804 |
Learning: |  |  |
Academic | 59,964 |  |  | 48,292 |
Professional | 64,350 |  |  | 61,028 |
Total Learning | 124,314 |  |  | 109,320 |
Held for Sale or Sold | 14,186 |  |  | 83,889 |
Total Revenue | $ | 403,809 |  |  | $ | 451,013 |
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.
| July 31, 2024 |  | April 30, 2024 |  | Increase/ (Decrease)
Balances from contracts with customers: |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 192,153 |  |  | $ | 224,198 |  |  | $ | (32,045) |
Contract liabilities (1) | 367,307 |  |  | 483,778 |  |  | (116,471) |
Contract liabilities (included in Other long-term liabilities) | $ | 17,736 |  |  | $ | 14,819 |  |  | $ | 2,918 |
(1) | The sales return reserve recorded in Contract liabilities is $24.0 million and $25.4 million, as of July 31, 2024 and April 30, 2024, respectively.

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