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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Activity in Goodwill by Segment

The following table summarizes the activity in goodwill by segment as of October 31 (in thousands):

						Foreign
						Translation
		April 30,2017				Adjustment				October 31,2017
Research		$	437,928			$	9,569			$	447,497
Publishing			283,192				7,876				291,068
Solutions			260,981				-				260,981
Total		$	982,101			$	17,445			$	999,546

									Foreign
									Translation
	April 30,2016				Acquisitions				Adjustment				October 31,2016
Research		$	406,395			$	74,119			$	(51,110	)		$	429,404
Publishing			284,217				-				(4,709	)			279,508
Solutions			261,051				4,105				-				265,156
Total		$	951,663			$	78,224			$	(55,819	)		$	974,068

Schedule of Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

		October 31,								April 30,
		2017				2016				2017
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Brands and trademarks		$	133,180			$	130,632			$	135,061
Content and publishing rights			90,815				84,274				84,173
		$	223,995			$	214,906			$	219,234
Net intangible assets with determinable lives:
Content and publishing rights		$	420,508			$	406,467			$	421,597
Customer relationships			166,006				182,584				169,116
Brands and trademarks			17,246				17,522				17,195
Covenants not to compete			769				1,483				957
		$	604,529			$	608,056			$	608,865
Total		$	828,524			$	822,962			$	828,099

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the carrying value of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of the company.

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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
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