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Segment Information (Details) - Schedule of segment reporting information - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2016
Feb. 28, 2015
Feb. 29, 2016
Feb. 28, 2015
May. 31, 2015
May. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Revenues $ 366.0 $ 346.5 $ 1,159.0 $ 1,148.1    
Bad debt expense 3.1 2.8 8.9 8.9    
Depreciation and amortization [1] 16.0 18.6 50.9 59.6    
Asset impairments 6.9 [2] 0.0 6.9 [2] 2.9 [2]    
Segment operating income (loss) (16.4) (24.7) 9.2 (0.6)    
Segment assets 1,760.1 1,387.3 1,760.1 1,387.3    
Goodwill 116.2 121.7 116.2 121.7 $ 116.3 $ 121.8
Expenditures for long-lived assets including royalty advances 23.6 21.0 63.8 63.7    
Long-lived assets 674.0 688.7 674.0 688.7    
Children's Book Publishing and Distribution            
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Revenues [3] 220.2 206.2 702.3 673.8    
Bad debt expense [3] 1.3 1.6 3.8 4.3    
Depreciation and amortization [1],[3] 6.6 8.7 22.1 27.9    
Asset impairments [2],[3] 3.7   3.7 0.0    
Segment operating income (loss) [3] 2.8 (2.9) 54.2 45.2    
Segment assets [3] 471.4 459.3 471.4 459.3    
Goodwill [3] 40.9 46.3 40.9 46.3    
Expenditures for long-lived assets including royalty advances [3] 11.5 11.1 32.3 39.9    
Long-lived assets [3] 144.7 156.0 144.7 156.0    
Education            
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Revenues [3] 63.5 54.2 185.6 170.9    
Bad debt expense [3] 0.5 0.5 1.7 1.4    
Depreciation and amortization [1],[3] 2.5 2.8 8.1 8.8    
Asset impairments [2],[3] 3.2   3.2 0.0    
Segment operating income (loss) [3] 3.0 3.3 12.1 12.3    
Segment assets [3] 153.4 152.9 153.4 152.9    
Goodwill [3] 65.4 65.4 65.4 65.4    
Expenditures for long-lived assets including royalty advances [3] 2.9 1.9 5.9 5.2    
Long-lived assets [3] 82.1 88.5 82.1 88.5    
Overhead            
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Revenues [3],[4] 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0    
Bad debt expense [3],[4] 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0    
Depreciation and amortization [1],[3],[4] 5.0 5.1 14.7 16.3    
Asset impairments [2],[3],[4] 0.0   0.0 2.9    
Segment operating income (loss) [3],[4] (20.5) (25.9) (64.2) (75.7)    
Segment assets [3],[4] 879.1 523.9 879.1 523.9    
Goodwill [3],[4] 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0    
Expenditures for long-lived assets including royalty advances [3],[4] 6.9 4.3 15.1 8.2    
Long-lived assets [3],[4] 380.2 380.1 380.2 380.1    
Total Domestic            
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Revenues 283.7 260.4 887.9 844.7    
Bad debt expense 1.8 2.1 5.5 5.7    
Depreciation and amortization [1] 14.1 16.6 44.9 53.0    
Asset impairments [2] 6.9   6.9 2.9    
Segment operating income (loss) (14.7) (25.5) 2.1 (18.2)    
Segment assets 1,503.9 1,136.1 1,503.9 1,136.1    
Goodwill 106.3 111.7 106.3 111.7    
Expenditures for long-lived assets including royalty advances 21.3 17.3 53.3 53.3    
Long-lived assets 607.0 624.6 607.0 624.6    
International            
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Revenues [3] 82.3 86.1 271.1 303.4    
Bad debt expense [3] 1.3 0.7 3.4 3.2    
Depreciation and amortization [1],[3] 1.9 2.0 6.0 6.6    
Asset impairments [2],[3] 0.0   0.0 0.0    
Segment operating income (loss) [3] (1.7) 0.8 7.1 17.6    
Segment assets [3] 256.2 251.2 256.2 251.2    
Goodwill [3] 9.9 10.0 9.9 10.0    
Expenditures for long-lived assets including royalty advances [3] 2.3 3.7 10.5 10.4    
Long-lived assets [3] $ 67.0 $ 64.1 $ 67.0 $ 64.1    
[1] Includes depreciation of property, plant and equipment and amortization of intangible assets and prepublication and production costs.
[2] iscal 2016 includes impairment charges associated with certain legacy prepublication assets. Fiscal 2015 includes an asset impairment related to the closure of a retail store in New York City.
[3] As indicated in Note 2, “Discontinued Operations,” the Company closed or sold several operations during fiscal 2015. All of these businesses are classified as discontinued operations in the Company’s financial statements and, as such, are not reflected in this table.
[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.