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Restructuring Charges (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

Restructuring Charges [Abstract]

Pre-tax Restructuring Charges (Credits)

The following tables summarize the pre-tax restructuring charges (credits) related to this program (in thousands):

					Cumulative
					Program
	For the Three Months				Charges
	Ended July 31,				to Date
	2017		2016
Charges (Credits) by Segment:
Research	4,836		$(69)		$24,992
Publishing	7,254		353		39,743
Solutions	2,795		-		5,346
Shared Services	10,844		(1,204)		93,592
Total	$25,729		$(920)		$163,673
Charges (Credits) by Activity:
Severance	$24,721		$257		$112,311
Process Reengineering Consulting	1,521		7		20,335
Other Activities	(513)		(1,184)		31,027
Total	$25,729		$(920)		$163,673

Activity for Restructuring and Reinvestment Program Liability

The following table summarizes the activity for the Restructuring and Reinvestment Program liability for the three months ended July 31, 2017 (in thousands):

				Foreign
				Translation &
	April 30, 2017	Charges	Payments	Reclassifications	July 31, 2017
Severance	$10,082	$24,721	$(5,842)	$336	$29,297
Process Reengineering Consulting	-	1,521	(1,321)	-	200
Other Activities	12,708	(513)	(6,194)	(2,046)	3,955
Total	$22,790	$25,729	$(13,357)	$(1,710)	$33,452

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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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