XML 52 R71.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.20.1

Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | May 31, 2020 | Mar. 18, 2020 | Feb. 29, 2020 | Mar. 21, 2018 | Jul. 22, 2015
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Authorized amount of stock to be repurchased |  |  | $ 100.0 | $ 50.0 | $ 50.0
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Authorized amount of stock to be repurchased |  | $ 50.0 |  |  |
Authorized amount of stock to be repurchased, including remaining amount from previous authorizations |  | $ 67.3 |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Common Class A |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared per share (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.15 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Common Stock |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared per share (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.15 |  |  |  |

X
- Definition Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount, Including Remaining Amount From Previous Authorizations + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | schl_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmountIncludingRemainingAmountFromPreviousAuthorizations
Namespace Prefix: | schl_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The per share amount of a dividend declared, but not paid, as of the financial reporting date. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98513485&loc=d3e4304-108586 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | num:perShareItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis=us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |