ACQUISITIONS (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2012 International Segment [Member]	Feb. 08, 2012 Classroom Supplemental Materials Publishing [Member]
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Cash Paid	$ 2.8	$ 2.0
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Goodwill Amount	1.3	1.4
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Liabilities Assumed		4.8
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Intangible Assets Other than Goodwill		$ 5.4

Amount of goodwill arising from a business combination, which is the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 52

-Subparagraph c

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 53

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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