Fee Revenue (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Contract Asset and Liability

The following table outlines our contract asset and liability balances as of July 31, 2018 and May 1, 2018:

	July 31, 2018		May 1, 2018
	(in thousands)
Contract assets (unbilled receivables)	$	68,570	$	65,164
Contract liabilities (deferred revenue)	$	104,581	$	114,695

Schedule of Disaggregation of Fee Revenue by Industry

The following table provides further disaggregation of fee revenue by industry:

	Three Months Ended July 31,
	2018					2017
	Dollars		%			Dollars		%
	(dollars in thousands)
Industrial	$	135,764		29.2	%	$	121,447		30.3	%
Financial Services		80,193	17.2				67,260	16.8
Life Sciences/Healthcare		79,169		17.0			66,580	16.6
Consumer Goods		71,794	15.4				61,831	15.4
Technology		61,849	13.3				51,772	12.9
Education		32,936	7.1				28,677	7.1
General		3,863	0.8				3,687	0.9
Fee Revenue	$	465,568		100.0	%	$	401,254		100.0	%