Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Activity in Goodwill by Segment

The following table summarizes the activity in goodwill by segment as of July 31, 2021:

	April 30, 2021 (1)		Foreign Translation Adjustment			July 31, 2021
Research Publishing & Platforms	$	619,203	$	(763	)	$	618,440
Academic & Professional Learning		512,512		(1,884	)		510,628
Education Services		172,625		(94	)		172,531
Total	$	1,304,340	$	(2,741	)	$	1,301,599

⁽¹⁾ The Education Services goodwill balance as of April 30, 2021 includes a cumulative pretax noncash goodwill impairment of $110.0 million.

Intangible Assets, Net

Intangible assets, net were as follows:

	July 31, 2021		April 30, 2021 (1)
Intangible assets with definite lives, net:
Content and publishing rights	$	552,624	$	564,229
Customer relationships		259,158		266,477
Developed technology		36,667		34,961
Brands and trademarks		18,684		19,536
Covenants not to compete		23		58
Total intangible assets with definite lives, net		867,156		885,261
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Brands and trademarks		37,000		37,000
Publishing rights		91,457		93,041
Total intangible assets with indefinite lives		128,457		130,041
Total intangible assets, net	$	995,613	$	1,015,302

⁽¹⁾ The developed technology balance as of April 30, 2021 is presented net of accumulated impairments and write-offs of $2.8 million. The indefinite-lived brands and trademarks as of April 30, 2021 is net of accumulated impairments of $93.1 million.