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Property, Plant and Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property, Plant and Equipment | PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT The following table summarizes the major classes of assets at cost and accumulated depreciation for the fiscal years ended May 31:
| 2023 |  | 2022
Land | $ | 79.5 |  |  | $ | 79.6 |
Buildings |  | 231.7 |  |  |  | 232.5 |
Capitalized software |  | 270.2 |  |  |  | 243.6 |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment |  | 212.9 |  |  |  | 206.5 |
Building and leasehold improvements |  | 218.7 |  |  |  | 214.9 |
Construction in progress |  | 46.0 |  |  |  | 33.9 |
Total at cost | $ | 1,059.0 |  |  | $ | 1,011.0 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  | (537.6) |  |  |  | (494.0) |
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 521.4 |  |  | $ | 517.0 |
Included in Other assets and deferred charges | 2023 |  | 2022
Capitalized Cloud Computing Arrangements | $ | 32.2 |  |  | $ | 32.3 |
Depreciation and amortization expense related to property, plant, and equipment was $52.5, $54.8 and $58.3 for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Amortization expense related to cloud computing arrangements was $6.3, $3.9 and $0.7 for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. In fiscal 2021, the Company recognized a pretax impairment charge of $1.5 related to its plan to cease use of certain leased office space in New York City and consolidate into its company-owned New York headquarters building. Refer to Note 4, "Asset Write Down", for further discussion regarding the impairment. The following table presents long-lived assets and related additions by reportable segment for the fiscal years ended May 31:
|  | Additions |  |  | Long-lived assets (1)
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022
Children's Book Publishing and Distribution |  | $ | 10.6 |  |  |  | $ | 5.7 |  |  |  | $ | 34.4 |  |  |  | $ | 32.3 |
Education Solutions |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 2.1 |  |  |  | 2.7 |
International |  | 4.4 |  |  |  | 3.9 |  |  |  | 25.1 |  |  |  | 25.0 |
Overhead (2) |  | 22.3 |  |  |  | 4.3 |  |  |  | 397.1 |  |  |  | 396.7 |
Total (3) |  | $ | 37.6 |  |  |  | $ | 14.4 |  |  |  | $ | 458.7 |  |  |  | $ | 456.7 |
(1) Long-lived assets consist of property, plant and equipment, net, excluding capitalized software.
(2) Overhead includes all domestic corporate amounts not allocated to segments, including expenses and costs related to the management of corporate assets.
(3) Long-lived assets held in the United States were $432.8 and $431.3 as of May 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Long-lived assets held outside the United States were $25.9 and $25.4 as of May 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Sale of Long-Lived Assets Refer to Note 4, Asset Write Down and Sale, for details regarding the disposition of the direct sales business in Asia completed during fiscal 2023. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company sold the UK distribution center located in Witney to consolidate the operations into a new facility in Warwickshire. The long-lived assets related to the Witney facility, which consisted of building and building improvements, were included in the International segment. These assets had a carrying value of $2.1 and were classified as held for sale as of the third quarter of fiscal 2020. The net proceeds from the sale were $5.6 and the Company recognized a gain on sale of $3.5. This amount is included within Gain (loss) on sale of assets and other within the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company sold a facility, which included office and warehouse space, located in Lake Mary, Florida as part of an initiative to rightsize its real estate footprint to reduce occupancy costs. The long-lived assets, which consisted of land, building, building improvements, furniture and fixtures, were included in the Children's Book Publishing and Distribution segment. These assets had a carrying value of $4.2 and were classified as held for sale as of the third quarter of fiscal 2021. The net proceeds from the sale were $10.4 and the Company recognized a gain on sale of $6.2. This amount is included within Gain (loss) on sale of assets and other within the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the third quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company sold the UK distribution center located in Southam. The long-lived assets related to the Southam facility, which consisted of land, building and building improvements, were included in the International segment. The assets had a carrying value of $1.3 and were classified as held for sale as of the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020. The net proceeds from the sale were $5.1 and the Company recognized a gain on sale of $3.8. This amount is included within Gain (loss) on sale of assets and other within the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company-owned facility located in Danbury, Connecticut was sold and the Company relocated the book fairs warehousing and distribution operations conducted in Danbury to a leased warehouse in Easton, Pennsylvania. The long-lived assets related to the Danbury facility, which consisted of land, building, and building improvements, were included in the Overhead segment. These assets had a carrying value of $5.7 and were classified as held for sale as of the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020. The net proceeds from the sale were $12.3 and the Company recognized a gain on sale of $6.6. This amount is included within Gain (loss) on sale of assets and other within the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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