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Goodwill and Intangible Assets | 3 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets | Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill The following table summarizes the activity in goodwill by segment as of July 31, 2025:
| April 30, 2025 (1) |  | Foreign Translation Adjustment |  | July 31, 2025
Research | $ | 639,434 |  |  | $ | (5,441) |  |  | $ | 633,993 |
Learning | 482,071 |  |  | 1,763 |  |  | 483,834 |
Total | $ | 1,121,505 |  |  | $ | (3,678) |  |  | $ | 1,117,827 |
(1) | As of April 30, 2025, the Held for Sale or Sold segment goodwill balance is zero. It includes accumulated pretax noncash goodwill impairments of $318.2 million.
Intangible Assets Intangible assets, net were as follows:
| July 31, 2025 |  | April 30, 2025 ⁽¹⁾
Intangible assets with definite lives, net: |  |  |
Content and publishing rights | $ | 406,917 |  |  | $ | 417,982 |
Customer relationships | 32,545 |  |  | 35,041 |
Developed technology | 10,912 |  |  | 12,406 |
Brands and trademarks | 4,869 |  |  | 5,054 |
Covenants not to compete | 3 |  |  | 9 |
Total intangible assets with definite lives, net | 455,246 |  |  | 470,492 |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |
Brands and trademarks | 37,000 |  |  | 37,000 |
Publishing rights | 88,085 |  |  | 87,552 |
Total intangible assets with indefinite lives | 125,085 |  |  | 124,552 |
Total intangible assets, net | $ | 580,331 |  |  | $ | 595,044 |
(1) | The developed technology balance as of April 30, 2025 is presented net of accumulated impairments and write-offs of $2.8 million. The indefinite-lived brands and trademarks balance as of April 30, 2025 is net of accumulated impairments of $93.1 million.

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