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Segment Information (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment
 Children’s
Book
Publishing &
Distribution
Education
Overhead (1)
Total
Domestic
InternationalTotal
Three months ended
February 28, 2021
      
Revenues$141.3 $66.3 $— $207.6 $69.9 $277.5 
Bad debt expense(0.5)0.3 — (0.2)0.1 (0.1)
Depreciation and amortization (2)
6.2 3.1 11.2 20.5 1.7 22.2 
Asset impairments and write downs2.4 — 8.5 10.9 — 10.9 
Segment operating income (loss) (6.6)10.1 (26.6)(23.1)(1.1)(24.2)
Expenditures for other noncurrent assets (3)

9.3 3.7 8.8 21.8 2.5 24.3 
Three months ended
February 29, 2020
      
Revenues$220.2 $74.3 $— $294.5 $78.8 $373.3 
Bad debt expense1.2 0.7 — 1.9 1.1 3.0 
Depreciation and amortization (2)
6.7 3.3 10.8 20.8 1.9 22.7 
Asset impairments and write downs— — 40.0 40.0 — 40.0 
Segment operating income (loss)2.2 9.8 (68.3)(56.3)(3.7)(60.0)
Expenditures for other noncurrent assets (3)
11.5 5.4 19.4 36.3 5.4 41.7 
The following table sets forth information for the Company's segments for the fiscal periods ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020:

 Children’s
Book
Publishing &
Distribution
Education
Overhead (1)
Total
Domestic
InternationalTotal
Nine months ended
February 28, 2021
      
Revenues$472.5 $187.4 $— $659.9 $239.0 $898.9 
Bad debt expense(0.4)1.7 — 1.3 2.1 3.4 
Depreciation and amortization (2)
19.4 9.5 34.6 63.5 4.8 68.3 
Asset impairments and write downs2.4 — 8.5 10.9 — 10.9 
Segment operating income (loss) 1.9 19.8 (77.4)(55.7)23.3 (32.4)
Segment assets at February 28, 2021562.0 206.8 953.3 1,722.1 312.9 2,035.0 
Goodwill at February 28, 202147.6 68.3 — 115.9 10.1 126.0 
Expenditures for other noncurrent assets (3)

31.0 10.0 27.7 68.7 9.1 77.8 
Other noncurrent assets at February 28, 2021168.7 124.1 482.9 775.7 88.3 864.0 
Nine months ended
February 29, 2020
      
Revenues$743.4 $192.6 $— $936.0 $267.1 $1,203.1 
Bad debt expense2.8 1.5 — 4.3 3.0 7.3 
Depreciation and amortization (2)
19.9 9.8 32.7 62.4 5.4 67.8 
Asset impairments and write downs— — 40.0 40.0 — 40.0 
Segment operating income (loss)70.1 2.6 (119.3)(46.6)4.3 (42.3)
Segment assets at February 29, 2020594.1 208.5 853.9 1,656.5 291.9 1,948.4 
Goodwill at February 29, 202047.1 68.2 — 115.3 10.0 125.3 
Expenditures for other noncurrent assets (3)
40.2 15.0 37.6 92.8 18.1 110.9 
Other noncurrent assets at February 29, 2020183.0 123.1 499.1 805.2 76.6 881.8 

(1)    Overhead includes all domestic corporate amounts not allocated to segments, including expenses and costs related to the management of corporate assets. Unallocated assets are principally comprised of deferred income taxes and property, plant and equipment related to the Company’s headquarters in the metropolitan New York area, its fulfillment and distribution facilities located in Missouri, and certain technology assets.
(2)    Includes depreciation of property, plant and equipment and amortization of intangible assets, prepublication costs, deferred financing costs and cloud computing costs.
(3)    Other noncurrent assets include property, plant and equipment, prepublication assets, cloud computing costs, royalty advances, goodwill, intangible assets and investments. Expenditures for other noncurrent assets for the International segment include expenditures for long-lived assets of $1.4 and $4.3 for the three months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020, respectively, and $4.9 and $14.2 for the nine months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020. Other noncurrent assets for the International segment include long-lived assets of $46.5 and $44.1 as of February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020, respectively.