Fee Revenue (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 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 October 31, 2018 and May 1, 2018:

	October 31, 2018		May 1, 2018
	(in thousands)
Contract assets (unbilled receivables)	$	78,403	$	65,164
Contract liabilities (deferred revenue)	$	104,738	$	114,695

Schedule of Disaggregation of Fee Revenue by Industry

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

	Three Months Ended October 31,
	2018					2017
	Dollars		%			Dollars		%
	(dollars in thousands)
Industrial	$	144,199		29.1	%	$	132,648		29.9	%
Financial Services		92,134		18.6			83,467		18.8
Life Sciences/ Healthcare		82,829		16.7			71,954		16.2
Consumer Goods		78,635		15.9			70,263		15.9
Technology		61,556		12.4			56,298		12.7
Education/Non-Profit		32,011		6.5			25,842		5.8
General		3,841		0.8			2,546		0.7
Fee Revenue	$	495,205		100.0	%	$	443,018		100.0	%
	Six Months Ended October 31,
	2018					2017
	Dollars		%			Dollars		%
	(dollars in thousands)
Industrial	$	279,963		29.1	%	$	254,095		30.1	%
Financial Services		172,327		17.9			150,727		17.9
Life Sciences/ Healthcare		161,997		16.9			138,534		16.4
Consumer Goods		150,429		15.7			132,094		15.6
Technology		123,405		12.8			108,070		12.8
Education/Non-Profit		64,947		6.8			54,519		6.5
General		7,705		0.8			6,233		0.7
Fee Revenue	$	960,773		100.0	%	$	844,272		100.0	%