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12 Months Ended

Apr. 27, 2019

Apr. 28, 2018

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Amortizable intangible assets as of April 27, 2019 and April 28, 2018 are as follows:

		As of April 27, 2019
Amortizable intangible assets	Remaining Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Total
Customer relationships	1 - 15	$	271,800	$	(101,781	)	$	170,019
Content	3 - 4	19,400		(5,728		)	13,672
Technology (a)	1 - 3	9,500		(3,883		)	5,617
Other (b)	1 - 9	9,831		(4,161		)	5,670
		$	310,531	$	(115,553	)	$	194,978

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

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

		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 and favorable leasehold interests.

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

Aggregate Amortization Expense:
For the 52 weeks ended April 27, 2019	$	21,314
For the 52 weeks ended April 28, 2018	$	19,056
For the 52 weeks ended April 29, 2017	$	12,095

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

Estimated Amortization Expense: (Fiscal Year)
2020	$	19,524
2021	$	17,744
2022	$	17,410
2023	$	14,032
2024	$	12,102
After 2024	$	114,166

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

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

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
Goodwill related to PaperRater acquisition	4,700
Impairment loss (non-cash) (a)	(49,282		)
Balance at April 27, 2019	$	4,700

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