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Restructuring Charges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2018

Restructuring Charges [Abstract]

Pre-tax Restructuring Charges (Credits)

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

Activity for Restructuring and Reinvestment Program Liability

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

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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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