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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Activity in Goodwill by Segment | Goodwill The following table summarizes the activity in goodwill by segment as of July 31, 2018:
|  | April 30, 2018 |  |  | Foreign Translation Adjustment |  |  | July 31, 2018 |
Research |  | $ | 463,419 |  |  | $ | (17,787 | ) |  | $ | 445,632 |
Publishing |  |  | 295,401 |  |  |  | (4,925 | ) |  |  | 290,476 |
Solutions |  |  | 260,981 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 260,981 |
Total |  | $ | 1,019,801 |  |  | $ | (22,712 | ) |  | $ | 997,089 |
Intangible Assets | Intangible Assets Identifiable intangible assets, net consisted of the following:
|  | July 31, 2018 |  |  | April 30, 2018 |
Intangible Assets with Determinable Lives, net: |  |  |  |  |  |
Content and Publishing Rights |  | $ | 415,482 |  |  | $ | 436,760 |
Customer Relationships |  |  | 157,196 |  |  |  | 161,729 |
Brands and Trademarks |  |  | 14,679 |  |  |  | 16,100 |
Covenants not to Compete |  |  | 602 |  |  |  | 655 |
Total |  |  | 587,959 |  |  |  | 615,244 |
Intangible Assets with Indefinite Lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brands and Trademarks |  |  | 132,832 |  |  |  | 138,589 |
Content and Publishing Rights |  |  | 90,367 |  |  |  | 94,238 |
Total |  |  | 223,199 |  |  |  | 232,827 |
Total Intangible Assets, Net |  | $ | 811,158 |  |  | $ | 848,071 |

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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. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=108376223&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=108376223&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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