Information On Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Sales by Reporting Segments

Net sales by business segment for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions of dollars)	2016		2015
ACCO Brands North America	$	165.7	$	166.7
ACCO Brands International	85.3		94.6
Computer Products Group	27.1		28.7
Net sales	$	278.1	$	290.0

Schedule of Operating Income by Reporting Segment

Operating income by business segment for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions of dollars)	2016			2015
ACCO Brands North America	$	10.3		$	5.6
ACCO Brands International	3.8			3.3
Computer Products Group	1.7			2.0
Segment operating income	15.8			10.9
Corporate	(9.3		)	(8.3		)
Operating income(a)	6.5			2.6
Interest expense	10.7			11.2
Interest income	(1.4		)	(1.1		)
Equity in earnings of joint ventures	(1.3		)	(1.4		)
Other expense (income), net	1.1			(0.4		)
Loss before income tax	$	(2.6	)	$	(5.7	)

(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.