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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2020
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill by Reportable Segment | Changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable segment were as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Executive Search |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Consulting |  |  | Digital |  |  | North America |  |  | EMEA |  |  | Asia Pacific |  |  | Subtotal |  |  | RPO & Professional Search |  |  | Consolidated |
|  | (in thousands) |
Balance as of May 1, 2018 |  | $ | 173,453 |  |  | $ | 284,716 |  |  | $ | 47,757 |  |  | $ | 47,501 |  |  | $ | 972 |  |  | $ | 96,230 |  |  | $ | 29,823 |  |  | $ | 584,222 |
Exchange rate fluctuations |  |  | (306 | ) |  |  | (502 | ) |  |  | (1,186 | ) |  |  | (2,021 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,207 | ) |  |  | (1,909 | ) |  |  | (5,924 | )
Balance as of April 30, 2019 |  |  | 173,147 |  |  |  | 284,214 |  |  |  | 46,571 |  |  |  | 45,480 |  |  |  | 972 |  |  |  | 93,023 |  |  |  | 27,914 |  |  |  | 578,298 |
Additions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 38,926 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 38,926 |
Exchange rate fluctuations |  |  | (133 | ) |  |  | (413 | ) |  |  | (850 | ) |  |  | (986 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,836 | ) |  |  | (899 | ) |  |  | (3,281 | )
Balance as of April 30, 2020 |  | $ | 173,014 |  |  | $ | 322,727 |  |  | $ | 45,721 |  |  | $ | 44,494 |  |  | $ | 972 |  |  | $ | 91,187 |  |  | $ | 27,015 |  |  | $ | 613,943 |
Intangible Assets | Intangible assets include the following:
|  | April 30, 2020 |  |  | April 30, 2019 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Amortized intangible assets: |  | Gross |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |  |  | Gross |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |
Customer lists |  | $ | 131,299 |  |  | $ | (64,762 | ) |  | $ | 66,537 |  |  | $ | 125,099 |  |  | $ | (53,352 | ) |  | $ | 71,747 |
Intellectual property |  |  | 69,100 |  |  |  | (26,548 | ) |  |  | 42,552 |  |  |  | 33,100 |  |  |  | (22,045 | ) |  |  | 11,055 |
Proprietary databases |  |  | 4,256 |  |  |  | (4,202 | ) |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | 4,256 |  |  |  | (4,053 | ) |  |  | 203 |
Non-compete agreements |  |  | 910 |  |  |  | (910 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 910 |  |  |  | (893 | ) |  |  | 17 |
Trademarks |  |  | 7,186 |  |  |  | (4,236 | ) |  |  | 2,950 |  |  |  | 3,986 |  |  |  | (3,986 | ) |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 212,751 |  |  | $ | (100,658 | ) |  |  | 112,093 |  |  | $ | 167,351 |  |  | $ | (84,329 | ) |  |  | 83,022 |
Exchange rate fluctuations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (167 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (74 | )
Total Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 111,926 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 82,948 |
Estimated Annual Amortization Expense Related to Amortizing Intangible Assets | Estimated annual amortization expense related to amortizing intangible assets is as follows:
Year Ending April 30, |  | Estimated Annual Amortization Expense |
|  | (in thousands) |
2021 |  | $ | 19,256 |
2022 |  |  | 19,101 |
2023 |  |  | 17,271 |
2024 |  |  | 14,794 |
2025 |  |  | 14,696 |
Thereafter |  |  | 26,975 |
|  | $ | 112,093 |

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