Asset Write Down

9 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2022

Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]

Asset Write Down

4. ASSET WRITE DOWN

The Company did not recognize any asset write downs through the end of the third fiscal quarter of fiscal 2022.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company committed to a plan to cease use of certain leased office space in New York City and consolidate into the company-owned New York headquarters building. The right-of-use (ROU) assets and the other long-lived assets associated with these operating leases are included in the Overhead segment. An impairment expense of $8.5 was recognized in the prior period, of which $7.0 related to the ROU assets and $1.5 related to other long-lived assets, primarily leasehold improvements. Also during the third quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company committed to a plan to permanently close 12 of the 54 book fairs warehouses in the U.S. as part of a branch consolidation project. The ROU assets and the other long-lived assets associated with these warehouse operating leases are included in the Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution segment. An impairment expense of $2.4 was recognized in the prior period, primarily related to the ROU assets. The impact of the total $10.9 impairment was a loss per basic and diluted share of Class A and Common Stock of $0.23 in the three and nine month periods ended February 28, 2021.