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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 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 October 31, 2018:
|  | April 30, 2018 |  |  | Foreign Translation Adjustment |  |  | October 31, 2018 |
Research |  | $ | 463,419 |  |  | $ | (25,832 | ) |  | $ | 437,587 |
Publishing |  |  | 283,851 |  |  |  | (726 | ) |  |  | 283,125 |
Solutions |  |  | 272,531 |  |  |  | (6,995 | ) |  |  | 265,536 |
Total |  | $ | 1,019,801 |  |  | $ | (33,553 | ) |  | $ | 986,248 |
The April 30, 2018 goodwill balances for Publishing and Solutions have been revised to reflect foreign translation adjustments of $11.6 million.
Intangible Assets | Intangible Assets Identifiable intangible assets, net consisted of the following:
|  | October 31, 2018 |  |  | April 30, 2018 |
Intangible Assets with Determinable Lives, net: |  |  |  |  |  |
Content and Publishing Rights |  | $ | 401,341 |  |  | $ | 436,760 |
Customer Relationships |  |  | 152,803 |  |  |  | 161,729 |
Brands and Trademarks |  |  | 14,340 |  |  |  | 16,100 |
Covenants not to Compete |  |  | 550 |  |  |  | 655 |
Total |  |  | 569,034 |  |  |  | 615,244 |
Intangible Assets with Indefinite Lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brands and Trademarks |  |  | 130,460 |  |  |  | 138,589 |
Content and Publishing Rights |  |  | 88,135 |  |  |  | 94,238 |
Total |  |  | 218,595 |  |  |  | 232,827 |
Total Intangible Assets, Net |  | $ | 787,629 |  |  | $ | 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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