Other Financial Data

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2013

Other Financial Data Disclosure [Text Block]

Other Financial Data Disclosure [Text Block]

16. OTHER FINANCIAL DATA

Other financial data consisted of the following for the fiscal years ended May 31:

	2013			2012		2011
Advertising expense	$	146.4		$	145.0	$	151.9
Prepublication and production costs		149.0			127.3		125.1
Amortization of prepublication and production costs		48.9			55.1		51.1
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss)		(0.5	)		0.7		(1.3	)
Purchases related to contractual commitments for minimum print quantities during fiscal years		54.8			61.1		44.9

	2013		2012
Unredeemed credits issued in conjunction with the Company’s school-based book club and book fair operations (included in other accrued expenses)	$	9.5	$	9.2

	2013			2012
Components of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign Currency Translation		(13.5	)		(10.9	)
Pension Obligations (net of tax of $23.1 and $31.5)		(51.9	)		(63.3	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(65.4	)	$	(74.2	)