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12 Months Ended

Apr. 28, 2018

Apr. 29, 2017

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Amortizable intangible assets as of April 28, 2018 and April 29, 2017 are as follows:

		As of April 28, 2018
Amortizable intangible assets	Remaining Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Total
Customer relationships	1 - 16	$	272,419	$	(89,767	)	$	182,652
Content	4	14,500		(2,175		)	12,325
Technology	2 - 8	20,100		(4,080		)	16,020
Other (a)	1 - 9	10,853		(2,721		)	8,132
		$	317,872	$	(98,743	)	$	219,129

a) Other consists of recognized intangibles for non-compete agreements, trade names, subscriber lists and favorable leasehold interests.

		As of April 29, 2017
Amortizable intangible assets	Remaining Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Total
Customer relationships	4 - 17	$	270,619	$	(77,640	)	$	192,979
Technology	3 - 9	12,100		(1,320		)	10,780
Other (a)	1 - 10	6,853		(727		)	6,126
		$	289,572	$	(79,687	)	$	209,885

a) Other consists of recognized intangibles for non-compete agreements, trade names and favorable leasehold interests.

Finite-lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Aggregate Amortization Expense:
For the 52 weeks ended April 28, 2018	$	19,056
For the 52 weeks ended April 29, 2017	$	12,095
For the 52 weeks ended April 30, 2016	$	10,477

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Estimated Amortization Expense: (Fiscal Year)
2019	$	20,731
2020	$	19,917
2021	$	18,098
2022	$	17,449
2023	$	14,047
After 2023	$	128,887

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The following table details the changes in carrying value of goodwill (including foreign currency translation):

Balance at April 30, 2016	$	280,911
Goodwill related to acquisitions	48,556
Balance at April 29, 2017	$	329,467
Goodwill related to Student Brands acquisition	31,782
Goodwill related to MBS measurement period adjustment	1,163
Impairment loss (non-cash) (a)	(313,130		)
Balance at April 29, 2018	$	49,282

(a) See Impairment Loss (non-cash) discussion above.