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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Note 11 Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The following table summarizes the activity in goodwill by segment as of January 31, 2019:

  
April 30, 2018
  
Acquisition (1)
  
Foreign
Translation
Adjustment
  
January 31, 2019
 
Research
 
$
463,419
  
$
  
$
(18,338
)
 
$
445,081
 
Publishing
  
283,851
   
   
(518
)
  
283,333
 
Solutions
  
272,531
   
109,139
   
(6,862
)
  
374,808
 
Total
 
$
1,019,801
  
$
109,139
  
$
(25,718
)
 
$
1,103,222
 
(1) Refer to Note 3, “Acquisition,” in the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information related to the acquisition of Learning House on November 1, 2018.

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:

  
January 31, 2019
  
April 30, 2018
 
Intangible Assets with Determinable Lives, net:
      
Content and Publishing Rights (1)
 
$
405,426
  
$
436,760
 
Customer Relationships (1)
  
251,855
   
161,729
 
Brands and Trademarks
  
13,663
   
16,100
 
Covenants not to Compete
  
497
   
655
 
Total
  
671,441
   
615,244
 
Intangible Assets with Indefinite Lives:
        
Brands and Trademarks
  
132,912
   
138,589
 
Content and Publishing Rights
  
88,250
   
94,238
 
Total
  
221,162
   
232,827
 
Total Intangible Assets, Net
 
$
892,603
  
$
848,071
 

(1) As of January 31, 2019, amounts include intangible assets acquired as part of the acquisition of Learning House on November 1, 2018.  Refer to Note 3, “Acquisition,” in the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information related to the acquisition of Learning House.

In conjunction with a business review performed in the Publishing segment associated with the restructuring activities disclosed in Note 8, “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 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for fiscal year 2018.