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Employee Benefit Plans (Detail) (USD $) In Millions	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2012	Aug. 31, 2011 United States Pension Plans of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	Aug. 31, 2011 UK Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Minimum Contribution Required		$ 0	$ 0.2
Estimate Cash Contribute To Pension Plans	$ 8.5

X

- Definition

The amount of minimum contribution required during the period for defined plans.

+ Details

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Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

The amount of cash contribute based on actuarial calculations to the pension plans during the period.

+ Details

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Namespace Prefix:	schl
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration