Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 7 - Intangible Assets (Tables)

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Note 7 - Intangible Assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2023
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Finite Lived and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]
   

January 31, 2023 (Successor)

   

January 31, 2022 (Successor)

 
   

Gross

           

Net

   

Gross

           

Net

 
   

Carrying

   

Accumulated

   

Carrying

   

Carrying

   

Accumulated

   

Carrying

 
   

Amount

   

Amortization

   

Amount

   

Amount

   

Amortization

   

Amount

 

Developed software/ courseware

  $ 374,057     $ 123,219     $ 250,838     $ 303,171     $ 43,956     $ 259,215  

Customer contracts/ relationships

    336,182       42,026       294,156       332,300       10,436       321,864  

Vendor relationships

    39,887       36,666       3,221       43,900       21,219       22,681  

Trademarks and trade names

    41,680       1,454       40,226       1,500       104       1,396  

Publishing rights

    41,100       13,449       27,651       41,100       5,229       35,871  

Backlog

    49,700       32,780       16,920       49,700       4,906       44,794  

Skillsoft trademark

    84,700             84,700       84,700             84,700  

Global Knowledge trademark

    25,400       5,046       20,354       25,400       2,062       23,338  

Total intangible assets

  $ 992,706     $ 254,640     $ 738,066     $ 881,771     $ 87,912     $ 793,859  
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

For fiscal years ended January 31:

 

Amortization Expense

 

2024

  $ 153,891  

2025

    132,906  

2026

    128,612  

2027

    82,026  

2028

    42,057  

Thereafter

    113,874  

Total future amortization

  $ 653,366  
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Description

 

Skillsoft

   

GK

   

Consolidated

 

Goodwill, net January 31, 2020 (Predecessor (PL))

  $ 1,112,820     $     $ 1,112,820  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    (158 )           (158 )

Impairment of goodwill

    (107,934 )           (107,934 )

Canada deconsolidation

    (5,100 )           (5,100 )

Goodwill, net August 27, 2020 (Predecessor (PL))

    999,628             999,628  

Impact of Fresh-Start reporting

    (507,843 )           (507,843 )

Goodwill, net August 28, 2020 (Predecessor (SLH))

    491,785             491,785  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    (132 )           (132 )

Goodwill, net January 31, 2021 (Predecessor SLH)

    491,653             491,653  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    (134 )           (134 )

Goodwill, net June 11, 2021 (Predecessor SLH)

  $ 491,519     $     $ 491,519  
                         

Acquisition of Skillsoft and GK

    659,667       116,413       776,080  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    (47 )     (623 )     (670 )

Acquisition of Pluma

    14,892             14,892  

Measurement period adjustments

    5,988       (479 )     5,509  

Goodwill, net January 31, 2022 (Successor)

    680,500       115,311       795,811  

Acquisition of Codecademy

    309,967             309,967  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    (126 )     (392 )     (518 )

Impairment of goodwill

    (569,256 )     (72,106 )     (641,362 )

Measurement period adjustments

    (3,745 )     (2,409 )     (6,154 )

Goodwill, net January 31, 2023 (Successor)

  $ 417,340     $ 40,404     $ 457,744