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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Schedule 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:
| 2024 |  | 2023
Land | $ | 79.6 |  |  | $ | 79.5 |
Buildings |  | 232.0 |  |  |  | 231.7 |
Capitalized software |  | 251.6 |  |  |  | 270.2 |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment |  | 220.7 |  |  |  | 212.9 |
Building and leasehold improvements |  | 223.2 |  |  |  | 218.7 |
Construction in progress |  | 28.5 |  |  |  | 46.0 |
Total at cost | $ | 1,035.6 |  |  | $ | 1,059.0 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  | (523.7) |  |  |  | (537.6) |
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 511.9 |  |  | $ | 521.4 |
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure |
Included in Other assets and deferred charges | 2024 |  | 2023
Capitalized Cloud Computing Arrangements | $ | 51.6 |  |  | $ | 32.2 |
Schedule of Long Lived Assets by Reportable Segment | 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)
|  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023
Children's Book Publishing and Distribution |  | $ | 18.2 |  |  |  | $ | 10.6 |  |  |  | $ | 44.8 |  |  |  | $ | 34.4 |
Education Solutions |  | 0.0 |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 7.2 |  |  |  | 2.1 |
International |  | 3.5 |  |  |  | 4.4 |  |  |  | 26.0 |  |  |  | 25.1 |
Overhead (2) |  | 14.9 |  |  |  | 22.3 |  |  |  | 379.3 |  |  |  | 397.1 |
Total (3) |  | $ | 36.6 |  |  |  | $ | 37.6 |  |  |  | $ | 457.3 |  |  |  | $ | 458.7 |
(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 $430.5 and $432.8 as of May 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Long-lived assets held outside the United States were $26.8 and $25.9 as of May 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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