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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2026
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | The following table summarizes the activity in goodwill by segment as of April 30:
| Research |  | Learning |  | Total |
Balance at April 30, 2024(1) | $ | 607,289 |  |  | $ | 484,079 |  |  | $ | 1,091,368 |  |
Acquisition(2) | — |  |  | 1,026 |  |  | 1,026 |  |
Foreign Translation Adjustment | 32,145 |  |  | (3,034) |  |  | 29,111 |  |
Balance at April 30, 2025 | $ | 639,434 |  |  | $ | 482,071 |  |  | $ | 1,121,505 |  |
Foreign Translation Adjustment | (67) |  |  | 10,954 |  |  | 10,887 |  |
Balance at April 30, 2026 | $ | 639,367 |  |  | $ | 493,025 |  |  | $ | 1,132,392 |  |
(1) | As of April 30, 2024, the goodwill balance for the Held for Sale or Sold segment includes accumulated pretax noncash goodwill impairments of $318.2 million. These impairments reduced the goodwill for all reporting units within this segment to zero.
(2) | Refer to Note 4, “Acquisition and Divestitures,” for more information related to the acquisition that occurred in the year ended April 30, 2025.
Schedule of Intangible Assets, Net | Intangible assets, net as of April 30 were as follows:
| 2026 |  | 2025 |
| Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net(1): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Content and publishing rights | $ | 1,119,654 |  |  | $ | (705,438) |  |  | $ | 414,216 |  |  | $ | 1,080,115 |  |  | $ | (662,133) |  |  | $ | 417,982 |  |
Customer relationships | 131,074 |  |  | (104,683) |  |  | 26,391 |  |  | 131,037 |  |  | (95,996) |  |  | 35,041 |  |
Developed technology(2) | 41,243 |  |  | (34,404) |  |  | 6,839 |  |  | 41,195 |  |  | (28,789) |  |  | 12,406 |  |
Brands and trademarks | 30,549 |  |  | (26,211) |  |  | 4,338 |  |  | 30,538 |  |  | (25,484) |  |  | 5,054 |  |
Covenants not to compete | 1,157 |  |  | (1,157) |  |  | — |  |  | 1,157 |  |  | (1,148) |  |  | 9 |  |
Total intangible assets with definite lives, net | 1,323,677 |  |  | (871,893) |  |  | 451,784 |  |  | 1,284,042 |  |  | (813,550) |  |  | 470,492 |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brands and trademarks(2) | 37,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 37,000 |  |  | 37,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 37,000 |  |
Publishing rights | 90,175 |  |  | — |  |  | 90,175 |  |  | 87,552 |  |  | — |  |  | 87,552 |  |
Total intangible assets with indefinite lives | 127,175 |  |  | — |  |  | 127,175 |  |  | 124,552 |  |  | — |  |  | 124,552 |  |
Total intangible assets, net | $ | 1,450,852 |  |  | $ | (871,893) |  |  | $ | 578,959 |  |  | $ | 1,408,594 |  |  | $ | (813,550) |  |  | $ | 595,044 |  |
(1) | Refer to Note 4, “Acquisition and Divestitures,” for more information related to the acquisition that occurred in the year ended April 30, 2025.
(2) | The developed technology balance as of April 30, 2026 and 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, 2026 and 2025 is net of accumulated impairments of $93.1 million.
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense | Based on the current amount of intangible assets subject to amortization and assuming current foreign exchange rates, the estimated amortization expense for the following years are as follows:
Fiscal Year | Amount
2027 | $ | 50,040 |
2028 | 44,511 |
2029 | 39,997 |
2030 | 36,206 |
2031 | 33,843 |
Thereafter | 247,187 |
Total | $ | 451,784 |

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