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Restructuring Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Restructuring Charges [Abstract]

Pre-tax Restructuring Charges

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

Activity for Restructuring and Reinvestment Program Liability

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

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Tabular disclosure of costs incurred for restructuring including, but not limited to, exit and disposal activities, remediation, implementation, integration, asset impairment, and charges against earnings from the write-down of assets.

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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