SEGMENT INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2012

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

4. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company categorizes its businesses into five reportable segments: Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution; Educational Technology and Services; Classroom and Supplemental Materials Publishing; Media, Licensing and Advertising; and International. This classification reflects the nature of products and services consistent with the method by which the Company’s chief operating decision-maker assesses operating performance and allocates resources.

• Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution operates as an integrated business which includes the publication and distribution of children’s books, media and interactive products in the United States through school-based book clubs and book fairs and the trade channel. This segment is comprised of three operating segments.

• Educational Technology and Services includes the production and distribution to schools of curriculum-based learning technology and materials for grades pre-kindergarten to 12 in the United States, together with related implementation and assessment services and school consulting services. This segment is comprised of one operating segment.

• Classroom and Supplemental Materials Publishing includes the publication and distribution to schools and libraries of children’s books, classroom magazines, supplemental classroom materials and print and on-line reference and non-fiction products for grades pre-kindergarten to 12 in the United States. This segment is comprised of two operating segments.

• Media, Licensing and Advertising includes the production and/or distribution of digital media, consumer promotions and merchandising and advertising revenue, including sponsorship programs. This segment is comprised of two operating segments.

• International includes the publication and distribution of products and services outside the United States by the Company’s international operations, and its export and foreign rights businesses. This segment is comprised of two operating segments.

The following table sets forth information for the Company’s segments for the three fiscal years ended May 31:

	Children’s Book Publishing & Distribution (1)		Educational Technology & Services (1) (2)		Classroom & Supplemental Materials Publishing (1) (3)			Media, Licensing & Advertising (1)			Overhead (1) (4)			Total Domestic		International (1) (5)		Total
2012
Revenues	$	1,111.3	$	254.7	$	208.2		$	85.0		$	—		$	1,659.2	$	489.6	$	2,148.8
Bad debts		6.4		0.7		1.9			0.1			—			9.1		3.2		12.3
Depreciation and amortization (6)		20.6		1.3		1.0			0.5			39.0			62.4		6.4		68.8
Amortization (7)		12.5		20.9		6.7			12.3			—			52.4		2.7		55.1
Loss on leases and asset Impairments		0.5		—		—			—			6.2			6.7		0.3		7.0
Segment operating income (loss)		153.0		49.2		18.3			(4.7	)		(87.1	)		128.7		57.6		186.3
Segment assets at May 31, 2012		543.5		168.5		163.6			38.8			438.6			1,353.0		310.3		1,663.3
Goodwill at May 31, 2012		54.3		22.7		65.4			5.4			—			147.8		9.9		157.7
Expenditures for long-lived assets including royalty advances		44.4		26.2		17.9			6.4			37.9			132.8		13.2		146.0
Long-lived assets at May 31, 2012		167.5		101.1		90.3			11.7			246.7			617.3		67.1		684.4
2011
Revenues	$	922.0	$	230.8	$	197.2		$	93.0		$	—		$	1,443.0	$	444.9	$	1,887.9
Bad debts		8.7		0.7		1.2			0.2			—			10.8		2.8		13.6
Depreciation and amortization (6)		15.6		1.3		1.3			0.7			35.6			54.5		5.6		60.1
Amortization (7)		12.6		22.8		5.0			8.0			—			48.4		2.7		51.1
Asset Impairments		—		—		3.4			—			—			3.4		—		3.4
Segment operating income (loss)		78.1		38.0		13.6			3.0			(67.0	)		65.7		38.3		104.0
Segment assets at May 31, 2011		427.1		161.1		150.8			44.9			405.1			1,189.0		287.5		1,476.5
Goodwill at May 31, 2011		54.3		21.8		64.0			5.4			—			145.5		8.7		154.2
Expenditures for long-lived assets including royalty advances		40.4		35.7		9.1			9.4			56.3			150.9		11.8		162.7
Long-lived assets at May 31, 2011		175.9		97.6		80.2			20.1			249.0			622.8		71.2		694.0
2010
Revenues	$	910.6	$	262.8	$	213.7		$	95.1		$	—		$	1,482.2	$	412.0	$	1,894.2
Bad debts		3.9		0.4		1.3			0.1			—			5.7		3.8		9.5
Depreciation and amortization (6)		14.2		1.3		1.7			0.7			35.6			53.5		6.0		59.5
Amortization (7)		12.0		21.5		4.4			10.2			—			48.1		2.9		51.0
Asset Impairments		—		—		36.3			—			—			36.3		3.8		40.1
Segment operating income (loss)		117.9		71.8		(4.6	)		0.4			(83.3	)		102.2		30.0		132.2
Segment assets at May 31, 2010		517.2		175.0		169.8			55.5			377.0			1,294.5		291.0		1,585.5
Goodwill at May 31, 2010		54.3		21.0		67.4			5.4			—			148.1		8.5		156.6
Expenditures for long-lived assets including royalty advances		43.7		26.1		5.7			6.9			28.9			111.3		11.2		122.5
Long-lived assets at May 31, 2010		176.8		92.5		77.3			19.2			232.2			598.0		67.1		665.1

(1)	As discussed in Note 3, “Discontinued Operations,” the Company closed or sold several operations during fiscal 2010 and the first quarter of fiscal 2012 and presently holds for sale one facility. All of these businesses are classified as discontinued operations in the Company’s financial statements and, as such, are not reflected in this table. During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company determined that its Danbury Facility was no longer “held for sale.” Accordingly, the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the Danbury Facility are included in continuing operations for all periods presented.
(2)	Includes assets and results of operations acquired in a business acquisition as of September 9, 2010.
(3)	Includes assets and results of operations acquired in a business acquisition as of February 8, 2012.
(4)	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 its facility located in Connecticut. Overhead also includes amounts previously allocated to the Media, Licensing and Advertising segment for the Company’s direct-to-home toy catalog business that was discontinued in the first quarter of fiscal 2012.
(5)	Includes assets and results of operations acquired in a business acquisition as of January 3, 2012
(6)	Includes depreciation of property, plant and equipment and amortization of intangible assets.
(7)	Includes amortization of prepublication and production costs.