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Restructuring Charges | 9 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2018
Restructuring Charges [Abstract] |
Restructuring Charges |
7. | Restructuring Charges
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 most of the cost savings achieved to improve margins and earnings, with the remainder reinvested in growth opportunities. The following tables summarize the pre-tax restructuring charges (credits) related to this program:
|  | Three Months Ended January 31, |  |  | Nine Months Ended January 31, |  |  | Cumulative Program Charges to Date |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  |  |
Charges (Credits) by Segment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research |  | $ | 690 |  |  | $ | 517 |  |  | $ | 5,138 |  |  | $ | 677 |  |  | $ | 25,294 |
Publishing |  |  | (392 | ) |  |  | 1,027 |  |  |  | 6,933 |  |  |  | 1,596 |  |  |  | 39,422 |
Solutions |  |  | 1,277 |  |  |  | 1,095 |  |  |  | 3,447 |  |  |  | 1,619 |  |  |  | 5,998 |
Shared Services |  |  | 633 |  |  |  | 6,479 |  |  |  | 11,013 |  |  |  | 11,153 |  |  |  | 93,761 |
Total |  | $ | 2,208 |  |  | $ | 9,118 |  |  | $ | 26,531 |  |  | $ | 15,045 |  |  | $ | 164,475 |
Charges (Credits) by Activity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance |  | $ | 1,781 |  |  | $ | 3,420 |  |  | $ | 25,047 |  |  | $ | 7,999 |  |  | $ | 112,637 |
Process Reengineering Consulting |  |  | 427 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 1,948 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 20,762 |
Other Activities |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5,688 |  |  |  | (464 | ) |  |  | 7,030 |  |  |  | 31,076 |
Total |  | $ | 2,208 |  |  | $ | 9,118 |  |  | $ | 26,531 |  |  | $ | 15,045 |  |  | $ | 164,475 |
Other Activities reflects leased facility consolidations, contract termination costs and the curtailment of certain defined benefit pension plans. The credits in Other Activities for the nine months ended January 31, 2018 mainly reflect changes in estimates for previously accrued restructuring charges related to facility lease reserves. The following table summarizes the activity for the Restructuring and Reinvestment Program liability for the nine months ended January 31, 2018:
|  | April 30, 2017 |  |  | Charges |  |  | Payments |  |  | Foreign Translation & Reclassifications |  |  | January 31, 2018 |
Severance |  | $ | 10,082 |  |  | $ | 25,047 |  |  | $ | (17,435 | ) |  | $ | 732 |  |  | $ | 18,426 |
Process Reengineering Consulting |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,948 |  |  |  | (1,749 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 199 |
Other Activities |  |  | 12,708 |  |  |  | (464 | ) |  |  | (7,161 | ) |  |  | (1,876 | ) |  |  | 3,207 |
Total |  | $ | 22,790 |  |  | $ | 26,531 |  |  | $ | (26,345 | ) |  | $ | (1,144 | ) |  | $ | 21,832 |
The restructuring liability as of January 31, 2018 for accrued Severance costs is reflected in Accrued Employment Costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The liability as of January 31, 2018, for Process Reengineering Consulting costs is reflected in Other Accrued Liabilities. As of January 31, 2018, approximately $1.0 million and $2.2 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 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2175745 + Details
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