Information On Business Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Sales by Reporting Segments

Net sales by business segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions of dollars)	2015		2014		2015		2014
ACCO Brands North America	$	268.6	$	283.7	$	435.3	$	455.1
ACCO Brands International	96.7		111.3		191.3		235.6
Computer Products Group	29.4		32.7		58.1		66.4
Net sales	$	394.7	$	427.7	$	684.7	$	757.1

Schedule of Operating Income by Reporting Segment

Operating income by business segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 was as follows^(a):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions of dollars)	2015			2014			2015			2014
ACCO Brands North America	$	50.1		$	49.0		$	55.7		$	47.5
ACCO Brands International	6.2			5.2			9.5			12.8
Computer Products Group	2.2			0.4			4.2			2.3
Segment operating income	58.5			54.6			69.4			62.6
Corporate	(9.3		)	(10.7		)	(17.6		)	(19.3		)
Operating income	49.2			43.9			51.8			43.3
Interest expense	11.3			12.1			22.5			24.5
Interest income	(2.3		)	(2.0		)	(3.4		)	(3.1		)
Equity in earnings of joint ventures	(1.2		)	(1.2		)	(2.6		)	(2.4		)
Other expense, net	2.3			0.1			1.9			0.1
Income before income tax	$	39.1		$	34.9		$	33.4		$	24.2

(a) Operating income as presented in the segment table above is defined as i) net sales; ii) less cost of products sold; iii) less advertising, selling, general and administrative expenses; iv) less amortization of intangibles; and v) less restructuring charges.