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Restructuring Charges | 12 Months Ended
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Restructuring Charges [Abstract] |
Restructuring Charges | Note 6 – Restructuring Charges In fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring charges of $13.4 million ($0.15 per share), $28.6 million ($0.32 per share) and $28.8 million ($0.34 per share), respectively, which are reflected in the Restructuring Charges line item in the Consolidated Statements of Income and described in more detail below: Restructuring and Reinvestment Program: Beginning in fiscal year 2013, the Company initiated a program (the “Restructuring and Reinvestment Program”) to restructure and realign its cost base with current and anticipated future market conditions. The Company is targeting a majority of the cost savings achieved to improve margins and earnings, while the remainder will be reinvested in high growth digital business opportunities. The following tables summarize the pre-tax restructuring charges related to this program (in thousands):
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | Total Charges Incurred to Date
Charges by Segment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research | $1,949 |  | $2,982 |  | $4,555 |  | $20,156
Publishing | 1,596 |  | 4,507 |  | 5,956 |  | 32,488
Solutions | 1,787 |  | 1,042 |  | - |  | 2,552
Shared Services | 8,023 |  | 20,080 |  | 18,293 |  | 82,748
Total Restructuring Charges | $13,355 |  | $28,611 |  | $28,804 |  | $137,944
Charges by Activity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance | $8,386 |  | $16,443 |  | $17,093 |  | $87,590
Process Reengineering Consulting | 148 |  | 7,191 |  | 301 |  | 18,814
Other Activities | 4,821 |  | 4,977 |  | 11,410 |  | 31,540
Total Restructuring Charges | $13,355 |  | $28,611 |  | $28,804 |  | $137,944
Other Activities reflects leased facility consolidations, contract termination costs and the curtailment of certain defined benefit pension plans. The following table summarizes the activity for the Restructuring and Reinvestment Program liability for fiscal year 2017 (in thousands):
|  |  |  | Foreign |
| April 30, |  |  | Translation & | April 30,
| 2016 | Charges | Payments | Reclassification | 2017
Severance | $16,657 | $8,386 | $(14,116) | $(845) | $10,082
Process Reengineering Consulting | - | 148 | (148) | - | -
Other Activities | 11,852 | 4,821 | (8,590) | 4,625 | 12,708
Total | $28,509 | $13,355 | $(22,854) | $3,780 | $22,790
The restructuring liability for accrued severance costs is reflected in Accrued Employment Costs in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. Approximately $2.7 million and $10.0 million of the Other Activities are reflected in Other Accrued Liabilities and Other Long-Term Liabilities, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 + Details
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