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Credit Facility [Domain] Credit Facility [Domain] Stockholders’ Equity: Equity, Attributable to Parent [Abstract] Purchases of treasury stock at cost Less repurchases made under the authorizations as of May 31, 2025 Share repurchases Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method 2029 Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Prescription Drug Subsidy Receipt, Year Four Investment, Name [Axis] Investment, Name [Axis] Operating lease liabilities Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent Entity Voluntary Filers Entity Voluntary Filers 2030 Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Prescription Drug Subsidy Receipt, Year Five Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name Childrens Book Publishing And Distribution Children's Book Publishing and Distribution Childrens Book Publishing And Distribution [Member] Children's Book Publishing and Distribution Stock Price or TSR Estimation Method Stock Price or TSR Estimation Method [Text Block] Net periodic (benefit) cost Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) U.K. Book Publishing Business UK Book Publishing Business [Member] UK Book Publishing Business [Member] Customer Lists Customer Lists [Member] Capitalized computer software, amortization expense Capitalized Computer Software, Amortization Foreign currency translation Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss) Assets, FV Assets, Fair Value Disclosure Investment acquired, fair value Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Amount Number of operating segments Number of Operating Segments Schedule of debt Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block] Debt instrument, restrictive covenant, maximum consolidated net leverage ratio Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenant, Maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenant, Maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio Impact to EPS, diluted (in dollars per share) Impact to Earnings Per Share, Income (Loss), Diluted Impact to Earnings Per Share, Income (Loss), Diluted Related Party [Axis] Related and Nonrelated Parties [Axis] Interest cost Defined Benefit Plan, Interest Cost Granted (in dollars per share) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] Restatement Determination Date: Restatement Determination Date [Axis] Proceeds from issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based compensation plans Shares Issued, Value, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture Non-United States Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Research and development costs capitalized Deferred Tax Liabilities, Deferred Expense, Capitalized Research and Development Costs Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table] Other, net Proceeds from (Payment for) Other Financing Activity Business Combination, Recognized Liability Assumed, Liability [Abstract] Business Combination, Recognized Liability Assumed, Liability [Abstract] Less: amount reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (net of taxes) Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax Name Trading Arrangement, Individual Name Other (share conversion) Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Units Schedule of changes in fair value of plan assets Schedule of Changes in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block] Deferred Income Taxes and Tax Credits [Abstract] Deferred Income Taxes and Tax Credits [Abstract] Investments (Details) [Table] Investments (Details) [Table] -- None. 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Total liabilities assumed Business Combination, Recognized Liability Assumed, Liability Investment in Film and Television Programs [Table] Investment in Film and Television Programs [Table] Investment in Film and Television Programs [Table] All Executive Categories All Executive Categories [Member] Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] Common Stock Common Stock, Value, Issued Finance leases Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, after Accumulated Amortization Commitments and Contingencies: Commitments and Contingencies Other Intangible assets: Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired, Identifiable Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived Business Combination [Axis] Business Combination [Axis] Comprehensive income (loss) Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Amortization Of Film And Television Program Cost Amortization Of Film And Television Program Cost [Table Text Block] Amortization Of Film And Television Program Cost Prepublication expenses Deferred Tax Assets, Prepublication Expenses Deferred Tax Assets, Prepublication Expenses Noncontrolling Interest Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Increase (decrease) to purchase price Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Consideration Transferred Ownership percentage Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage Swingline Facility Swingline Facility [Member] Swingline Facility [Member] Thereafter Lessor, Operating Lease, Payment to be Received, after Year Five Total net deferred tax assets Deferred tax assets, net Deferred Tax Assets, Net Capitalized costs Hosting Arrangement, Service Contract, Implementation Cost, Capitalized, before Accumulated Amortization PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount Weighted average asset allocations Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage Expired, cancellations and forfeited (Shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures and Expirations in Period Diluted: Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Abstract] Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves SEC Schedule, 12-09, Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block] Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] Hedging Designation [Axis] Hedging Designation [Axis] Deferred tax liabilities acquired Business Combination, Recognized Liability Assumed, Deferred Tax Liability Schedule of unrecognized tax benefits rollforward Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block] Total commitments MinimumPrintQunatitiesCommitmentsAmount The amount the entity has committed to make for future minimum print qunatities commitment amount. 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Noncurrent assets are expected to be realized or consumed after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). It also includes sum of the carrying amounts of deferred costs that are expected to be recognized as a charge against earnings in periods after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. 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