Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Segment information is as follows (in thousands):

	For the years ended April 30,
	2017	2016	2015
RESEARCH
Revenue	$853,489	$826,778	$894,690
Contribution to Profit	$252,228	$252,110	$302,129

PUBLISHING
Revenue	$633,449	$695,728	$747,105
Contribution to Profit	$125,703	$126,058	$97,642

SOLUTIONS
Revenue	$231,592	$204,531	$180,645
Contribution to Profit	$14,822	$3,992	$639

Total Contribution to Profit	$392,753	$382,160	$400,410
Unallocated Shared Services and Administrative Costs	(186,600)	(194,047)	(162,671)
Operating Income	$206,153	$188,113	$237,739

Schedule of Shared Services and Administrative Costs by Function

The following table reflects total Shared Services and Administrative costs by function, which are partially allocated to business segments based on the methodologies described above:

	For the years ended April 30,
TOTAL SHARED SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS	2017	2016	2015
Distribution & Operation Services	$75,806	$80,043	$85,758
Technology & Content Management	266,801	258,641	245,415
Finance	47,049	46,759	49,570
Other Administration	117,659	131,803	121,396
One-time Pension Settlement (see Note 15)	8,842	-	-
Restructuring Charges (see Note 6)	8,023	20,080	18,293
Total	$524,180	$537,326	$520,432

Schedule of Total Revenue by Product/Service and Total Assets, Expenditure for Long-Lived Assets and Depreciation and Amortization by Segment

	For the years ended April 30,
Total Revenue by Product/Service	2017	2016	2015
Journals	$834,423	$826,778	$894,690
Platform Services (Atypon)	19,066	-	-
Books and Reference Material	487,598	560,973	643,138
Course Workflow	62,348	58,519	54,200
Online Program Management	111,638	96,469	81,593
Professional Assessment	59,868	57,370	57,035
Corporate Learning	60,086	50,692	42,017
Other	$83,503	$76,236	$49,767
Total	$1,718,530	$1,727,037	$1,822,440

Total Assets
Research	$1,133,846	$1,235,609	$1,237,969
Publishing	582,339	672,987	652,923
Solutions	575,068	439,554	459,260
Corporate/Shared Services	314,964	572,946	654,091
Total	$2,606,217	$2,921,096	$3,004,243

Expenditures for Long Lived Assets
Research	$(160,544)	$(31,615)	$(9,744)
Publishing	(31,968)	(37,272)	(39,421)
Solutions	(8,739)	-	(165,785)
Corporate/Shared Services	(101,774)	(82,508)	(65,821)
Total	$(303,025)	$(151,395)	$(280,771)

Depreciation and Amortization
Research	$29,330	$26,410	$26,084
Publishing	43,831	47,108	46,526
Solutions	26,792	22,927	22,644
Corporate/Shared Services	56,608	59,404	58,671
Total	$156,561	$155,849	$153,925

Revenue from External Customers Based on Location of The Customer and Long-Lived Assets by Geographical Area

Revenue from external customers based on the location of the customer and long-lived assets by geographic area were as follows (in thousands):

	Revenue			Long-Lived Assets (Technology, Property & Equipment)
	2017	2016	2015	2017	2016	2015
United States	$786,574	$884,185	$920,166	$208,572	$166,878	$143,786
United Kingdom	189,479	153,442	142,680	21,368	23,246	24,711
Germany	75,090	69,676	83,714	8,770	9,629	9,781
Japan	62,674	76,930	84,420	75	35	21
China	39,653	52,815	45,159	270	244	307
India	34,306	38,208	39,494	245	234	180
Australia	66,309	78,786	80,380	591	1,041	1,696
France	44,760	49,970	57,492	9,765	9,517	6,720
Canada	50,740	50,243	56,949	1,232	1,617	1,606
Other Countries	368,945	272,782	311,986	1,600	2,329	4,202
Total	$1,718,530	$1,727,037	$1,822,440	$252,488	$214,770	$193,010