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Nov. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Debt Disclosure [Text Block] | 4. Debt The following table summarizes debt as of the dates indicated:
|  | Carrying Value |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Carrying Value |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Carrying Value |  |  | Fair Value |
|  | November 30, 2013 |  |  | May 31, 2013 |  |  | November 30, 2012 |
Unsecured lines of credit (weighted average interest rates of 5.1%, 9.0% and 4.7%, respectively) |  | $ | 9.6 |  |  | $ | 9.6 |  |  | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 0.7 |
5% Notes due 2013, net of discount |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 152.9 |  |  |  | 155.1 |
Total debt |  | $ | 9.6 |  |  | $ | 9.6 |  |  | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 153.6 |  |  | $ | 155.8 |
Less lines of credit, short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt |  |  | (9.6 | ) |  |  | (9.6 | ) |  |  | (2.0 | ) |  |  | (2.0 | ) |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  |  | (0.7 | )
Total long-term debt |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 152.9 |  |  | $ | 155.1 |
The carrying value of the Company’s short-term debt approximates its fair value. The following table sets forth the maturities of the Company’s debt obligations as of November 30, 2013, for the twelve-month period ending November 30,
2014 |  | $ | 9.6 |
2015 |  |  | - |
Total debt |  | $ | 9.6 |
Loan Agreement Scholastic Corporation and Scholastic Inc. (each, a “Borrower” and together, the “Borrowers”) are parties to a $425.0 credit facility with certain banks (as amended, the “Loan Agreement”), which allows the Company to borrow, repay or prepay and reborrow at any time prior to the December 5, 2017 maturity date. Under the Loan Agreement, interest on amounts borrowed thereunder is due and payable in arrears on the last day of the interest period (defined as the period commencing on the date of the advance and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower at the time each advance is made). The interest pricing under the Loan Agreement is dependent upon the Borrower’s election of a rate that is either:
| · | A Base Rate equal to the higher of (i) the prime rate, (ii) the prevailing Federal Funds rate plus 0.500% or (iii) the Eurodollar Rate for a one month interest period plus 1% plus, in each case, an applicable spread ranging from 0.18% to 0.60%, as determined by the Company’s prevailing consolidated debt to total capital ratio.
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| · | A Eurodollar Rate equal to the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) plus an applicable spread ranging from 1.18% to 1.60%, as determined by the Company’s prevailing consolidated debt to total capital ratio.
As of November 30, 2013, the indicated spread on Base Rate Advances was 0.18% and the indicated spread on Eurodollar Rate Advances was 1.18%, both based on the Company’s prevailing consolidated debt to total capital ratio. The Loan Agreement also provides for the payment of a facility fee ranging from 0.20% to 0.40% per annum based upon the Company’s prevailing consolidated debt to total capital ratio. At November 30, 2013, the facility fee rate was 0.20%. There were no outstanding borrowings under the Loan Agreement as of November 30, 2013. The Company had open standby letters of credit totaling $6.6, including $1.4 under the Loan Agreement, as of November 30, 2013. The Loan Agreement contains certain covenants, including interest coverage and leverage ratio tests and certain limitations on the amount of dividends and other distributions, and at November 30, 2013, the Company was in compliance with these covenants. Lines of Credit As of November 30, 2013, the Company’s domestic credit lines available under unsecured money market bid rate credit lines totaled $19.8. There were no outstanding borrowings under these credit lines at November 30, 2013, May 31, 2013 and November 30, 2012. All loans made under these credit lines are at the sole discretion of the lender and at an interest rate and term agreed to at the time each loan is made, but not to exceed 365 days. These credit lines may be renewed, if requested by the Company, at the option of the lender. As of November 30, 2013, the Company had various local currency credit lines, with maximum available borrowings in amounts equivalent to $39.3, underwritten by banks primarily in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. These credit lines are typically available for overdraft borrowings or loans up to 364 days and may be renewed, if requested by the Company, at the sole option of the lender. Outstanding borrowings under these lines of credit totaled $9.6, $2.0 and $0.7 at November 30, 2013, May 31, 2013 and November 30, 2012, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19,20,22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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