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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

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.

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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule.

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