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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
6 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Note 10 Goodwill and Intangible Assets

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

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
 

In conjunction with a business review performed in the Publishing segment associated with the restructuring activities disclosed in Note 7, “Restructuring and Related Charges”, in the three months ended July 31, 2017, we identified an indefinite lived brand with forecasted cash flows that did not support its carrying value. As a result, an impairment charge of $3.6 million was recorded in the three months ended July 31, 2017 to reduce the carrying value of the brand to its fair value of $1.2 million, which is being amortized over its estimated remaining useful life. This impairment charge was included in Operating and Administrative Expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for fiscal year 2018.