McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate 10-Q/A 18 Jul 14 2014 Q1 Quarterly report (amended) Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]	'
Entity Registrant Name	'McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC
Entity Central Index Key	'0001585002
Document Type	'10-Q
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-14
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31
Amendment Flag	'false
Entity Filer Category	'Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	0

Combined_Consolidated_Statemen

Combined Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 22, 2013
	Successor	Successor	Predecessor
Revenue	$12,883	$204,571	$186,242
Cost of goods sold	10,243	53,820	56,249
Gross profit	2,640	150,751	129,993
Operating expenses	'	'	'
Operating & administration expenses	11,550	168,201	129,336
Depreciation	430	5,000	3,874
Amortization of intangibles	2,171	25,649	1,699
Transaction costs	17,416	2,565	0
Total operating expenses	31,567	201,415	134,909
Operating (loss) income	-28,927	-50,664	-4,916
Interest (expense) income, net	4,405	44,319	481
Other (income)	0	-8,604	0
(Loss) income from operations before taxes on income	-33,332	-86,379	-5,397
Income tax (benefit) provision	-12,179	-29,092	-1,213
Net (loss) income	-21,153	-57,287	-4,184
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	118	631
Net (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	($21,153)	($57,169)	($3,553)

Combined_Consolidated_Statemen1

Combined Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 22, 2013
	Successor	Successor	Predecessor
Net (loss) income	($21,153)	($57,287)	($4,184)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	-18	-850	-1,376
Unrealized gain on investments, net of tax of $49 and $51 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 (Successor) and the period January 1, 2013 to March 22, 2013 (Predecessor), respectively	0	78	79
Comprehensive (loss) income	-21,171	-58,059	-5,481
Less: Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	118	631
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	($21,171)	($57,941)	($4,850)

Combined_Consolidated_Statemen2

Combined Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 22, 2013
	Successor	Predecessor
Unrealized gain on investments, net of tax	$49	$51

Combined_Consolidated_Balance_

Combined Consolidated Balance Sheets (Successor, USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Successor	'	'
Current assets	'	'
Cash and equivalents	$155,885	$253,390
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $14,606 and $16,213 and sales returns of $110,552 and $168,383 at March 31, 2014 (Successor) and December 31, 2013 (Successor), respectively	69,833	225,455
Related party	1,270	27,363
Inventories, net	85,670	80,288
Deferred income taxes	35,006	37,406
Prepaid and other current assets	51,200	25,553
Total current assets	398,864	649,455
Prepublication costs, net	94,706	96,406
Property, plant and equipment, net	83,979	100,688
Goodwill	407,680	314,275
Other intangible assets, net	1,007,859	1,051,717
Investments	14,208	23,605
Deferred income taxes non-current	47,809	25,831
Other non-current assets	99,537	105,221
Total assets	2,154,642	2,367,198
Current liabilities	'	'
Accounts payable	99,501	131,422
Accrued royalties	8,859	94,030
Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans	30,804	77,395
Unearned revenue	103,331	121,773
Current portion of long-term debt	6,880	8,100
Other current liabilities	155,259	127,381
Total current liabilities	404,634	560,101
Long-term debt	1,449,669	1,483,815
Deferred income taxes	18,161	34,588
Other non-current liabilities	65,553	65,426
Total liabilities	1,938,017	2,143,930
Commitments and contingencies	'	'
Equity	'	'
Member's equity	348,642	295,949
Accumulated deficit	-143,131	-85,962
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-10,981	-10,209
Total Parent company equity	194,530	199,778
Total equity - noncontrolling interests	22,095	23,490
Total equity	216,625	223,268
Total liabilities and equity	$2,154,642	$2,367,198

Combined_Consolidated_Balance_1

Combined Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (Successor, USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Successor	'	'
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$14,606	$16,213
Sales returns	$110,552	$168,383

Combined_Consolidated_Statemen3

Combined Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 22, 2013
	Successor	Successor	Predecessor
Operating activities	'	'	'
Net (loss) income	($21,153,000)	($57,287,000)	($4,184,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operating activities	'	'	'
Depreciation	430,000	5,000,000	3,874,000
Amortization of intangibles	2,171,000	25,649,000	1,699,000
Amortization of prepublication costs	1,129,000	10,310,000	10,165,000
Loss on sale of PP&E	0	0	5,000
Provision for losses on accounts receivable	0	-1,305,000	-34,000
Deferred income taxes	0	-20,679,000	-178,000
Stock-based compensation	17,000	1,693,000	3,294,000
Amortization of debt discount	135,000	1,353,000	0
Amortization of deferred financing costs	363,000	2,642,000	0
Restructuring charges	0	6,084,000	0
Other	0	2,530,000	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions	'	'	'
Accounts receivable	10,953,000	157,181,000	117,941,000
Inventories	3,512,000	-8,307,000	-10,829,000
Prepaid and other current assets	9,449,000	-10,435,000	-19,204,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	-8,034,000	-140,545,000	-50,120,000
Unearned revenue	304,000	-18,388,000	-26,435,000
Other current liabilities	5,663,000	20,382,000	8,221,000
Net change in prepaid and accrued income taxes	-12,179,000	-2,922,000	-8,075,000
Net change in operating assets and liabilities	55,000	-2,492,000	3,607,000
Cash provided by operating activities	-7,185,000	-29,536,000	29,747,000
Investing activities	'	'	'
Investment in prepublication costs	-1,570,000	-9,220,000	-14,128,000
Capital expenditures	0	-868,000	-1,911,000
Acquisitions	-1,739,447,000	-28,044,000	-33,089,000
Proceeds from dispositions	0	8,653,000	0
Cash used for investing activities	-1,741,017,000	-29,479,000	-49,128,000
Financing activities	'	'	'
Net transfers (to) from Parent	0	0	-55,910,000
Borrowings on long-term debt	1,574,796,000	0	0
Payment of term loan	0	-36,720,000	0
Net change in revolving facility	35,000,000	0	0
Equity contribution	950,000,000	0	0
Payment of acquisition costs on behalf of Parent	-28,672,000	0	0
Distribution to Parent	-628,854,000	0	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	0	-169,000	-1,814,000
Payment of deferred loan acquisition costs	-84,375,000	0	0
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities	1,817,895,000	-36,889,000	-57,724,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-18,000	-1,601,000	-1,450,000
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	69,675,000	-97,505,000	-78,555,000
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	19,633,000	253,390,000	98,188,000
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	89,308,000	155,885,000	19,633,000
Supplemental disclosures	'	'	'
Cash paid for interest expense	0	15,309,000	0
Cash paid for income taxes	$0	$1,226,000	$3,855,000

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Acco

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies	'
	Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies
	On March 22, 2013, MHE Acquisition, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Georgia Holdings, Inc., acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of certain subsidiaries of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“MHC”) for $2,184,071 in cash (the “Founding Acquisition”). The acquired subsidiaries included all of MHC’s educational materials and learning solutions business, which is comprised of two elements (i) the Higher Education, Professional, and International Group (the “HPI business” which includes post-secondary education and professional products both in the U.S. and internationally and (ii) the School Education Group business (the “SEG business”), which includes school and assessment products targeting students in the pre-kindergarten through secondary school market. The purchase price was allocated as $1,711,348 and $472,723 to the HPI business and the SEG business, respectively based on their fair values.
	MHE Acquisition, LLC was formed and is owned by investment funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC (“Apollo” or the “Sponsor”). McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC (the “Company,” “the Successor” or “MHGE Intermediate”) and its wholly owned subsidiary McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC (“MHGE Holdings”) were created to facilitate the Founding Acquisition. The terms “we,” “our,” and “us” used herein refer to the Company. In connection with the Founding Acquisition, a restructuring was completed, the result of which was that the HPI business and the SEG business were separated into two legal entities. The HPI business is now owned by MHGE Holdings, and the SEG business is owned by McGraw-Hill School Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC (“MHSE Holdings”), a separate wholly owned subsidiary of MHE US Holdings LLC, our direct parent (“Parent”). MHSE Holdings is financed through a separate debt structure. Neither MHGE Holdings nor its parent companies guarantee or provide any collateral to the financing for MHSE Holdings, and MHSE Holdings does not guarantee or provide collateral to the financing for MHGE Holdings or its parent companies.
	Successor Basis of Presentation
	The accompanying combined consolidated financial statements present separately the financial position, results of operations, cash flows and changes in invested equity for the Company on a “Successor” basis (reflecting the Company’s ownership by funds affiliated with Apollo) and “Predecessor” basis (reflecting the Company’s ownership by MHC). The financial information of the Company has been separated by a vertical line on the face of the combined consolidated financial statements to identify these different bases of accounting.
	Predecessor Basis of Presentation
	MHGE Holdings is our predecessor for accounting purposes (the “Predecessor”). Historically, the Predecessor did not operate as an independent standalone company. The Predecessor’s combined financial statements have been carved-out of the historical combined financial statements of McGraw-Hill Education, LLC for the periods prior to the Founding Acquisition. In connection with the Founding Acquisition, all of the HPI business’s assets and liabilities were revised to reflect their fair values on the date of Founding Acquisition, based upon an allocation of the overall purchase price to the underlying net assets acquired.
	These combined consolidated financial statements reflect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The combined financial statements of the Predecessor includes certain assets and liabilities that have historically been held at the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc (“MHC”) corporate level but are specifically identifiable or otherwise attributable to us.
	Intercompany transactions between the Company and MHC that have been included in the Predecessor’s combined financial statements are considered to be effectively settled for cash in the combined consolidated financial statements at the time the transaction is recorded. The total net effect of the settlement of these intercompany transactions is reflected in the Predecessor’s historical combined consolidated statements of cash flows as a financing activity and in the Predecessor’s combined consolidated balance sheets as “Parent company investment.”
	The Predecessor’s historical combined financial statements include expense allocations for: (1) certain corporate functions historically provided by MHC including, but not limited to, finance, legal, tax, treasury, information technology, human resources, and certain other shared services; (2) employee benefits and incentives; (3) share-based compensation; and (4) occupancy. These expenses were allocated to the Predecessor on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on a pro-rata basis of square feet occupied for occupancy costs, consolidated sales, operating income, headcount or other measures. The basis on which the expenses were allocated is considered to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided to or the benefit received by the Predecessor during the periods presented. The allocations may not, however, reflect the expense we have incurred and will incur as a stand-alone company for the periods presented. Actual costs that may have been incurred if the Predecessor had been a stand-alone company would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organizational structure, which functions were outsourced or performed by employees and strategic decisions made in areas such as information technology and infrastructure.
	Principles of Combination and Consolidation
	The accompanying combined consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and all significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited combined consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation.
	We record non-controlling interest in our combined consolidated financial statements to recognize the minority ownership interest in certain subsidiaries. Non-controlling interest in the earnings and losses of these subsidiaries represent the share of net income or loss allocated to our combined entities. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year.
	Seasonality and Comparability
	Our revenues, operating profit and operating cash flows are affected by the inherent seasonality of the academic calendar, which varies by country. Changes in our customers’ ordering patterns may impact the comparison of our results in a quarter with the same quarter of the previous year, or in a fiscal year with the prior fiscal year, where our customers may shift the timing of material orders for any number of reasons, including, but not limited to, changes in academic semester start dates or changes to their inventory management practices.
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
	On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions, including those related to revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns, inventories, prepublication costs, accounting for the impairment of long-lived assets (including other intangible assets), goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, retirement plans and postretirement healthcare and other benefits, stock-based compensation, income taxes and contingencies. Management further considered the accounting policy with regard to the purchase price allocation to assets and liabilities to be critical. This accounting policy, as more fully described in Note 3, encompasses significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of these financial statements.
	Cash and Cash Equivalents
	Cash and cash equivalents include ordinary bank deposits and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less that consist primarily of money market funds with unrestricted daily liquidity and fixed term time deposits. The balance also includes cash that is held by the Company outside the United States to fund international operations or to be reinvested outside of the United States. The investments and bank deposits are stated at cost, which approximates market value and were $155,885 and $253,390 as of March 31, 2014 (Successor) and December 31, 2013 (Successor), respectively. These investments are not subject to significant market risk.
	Accounts Receivable
	Credit is extended to customers based upon an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition. Accounts receivable are recorded at net realizable value.
	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Sales Returns
	The allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns reserves methodology is based on historical analysis, a review of outstanding balances and current conditions. In determining these reserves, we consider, among other factors, the financial condition and risk profile of our customers, areas of specific or concentrated risk as well as applicable industry trends or market indicators. The allowance for sales returns is a significant estimate, which is based on historical rates of return and current market conditions. The provision for sales returns is reflected as a reduction to “Revenues” in our combined consolidated statements of operations. Sales returns are charged against the reserve as products are returned to inventory. Accounts receivable losses for bad debt are charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts when the receivable is determined to be uncollectible. The change in the allowance for doubtful accounts is reflected as part of operating and administrative expenses in our combined consolidated statement of operations.
	Concentration of Credit Risk
	As of March 31, 2014 (Successor) three customers comprised approximately 64% of the gross accounts receivable balance, which is reflective of concentration in our industry and seasonality of the business. As of December 31, 2013 (Successor), three customers accounted for 53% of our gross accounts receivable. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 (Successor), one customer accounted for approximately 11% of our gross revenue. For the periods March 23, 2013 to March 31, 2013 (Successor) and January 1, 2013 to March 22, 2013 (Predecessor), no single customer accounted for more than 10% of our gross revenue. The loss of, or any reduction in sales from, a significant customer or deterioration in their ability to pay could harm our business and financial results.
	Inventories
	Inventories, consisting principally of books, are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market value. The majority of our inventories relate to finished goods. A significant estimate, the reserve for inventory obsolescence, is reflected in operating and administration expenses. In determining this reserve, we consider management’s current assessment of the marketplace, industry trends and projected product demand as compared to the number of units currently on hand. The reserves for inventory obsolescence were $44,840 and $45,548 as of March 31, 2014 (Successor) and December 31, 2013 (Successor).
	Prepublication Costs
	Prepublication costs include both the cost of developing educational content and the development of assessment solution products. Costs incurred prior to the publication date of a title or release date of a product represent activities associated with product development. These may be performed internally or outsourced to subject matter specialists and include, but are not limited to, editorial review and fact verification, graphic art design and layout and the process of conversion from print to digital media or within various formats of digital media. These costs are capitalized when the costs can be directly attributable to a project or title and the title is expected to generate probable future economic benefits. Capitalized costs are amortized upon publication of the title over its estimated useful life of up to six years, with a higher proportion of the amortization typically taken in the earlier years. Amortization expenses for prepublication costs are charged as a component of operating & administration expenses. We periodically evaluate the amortization methods, rates, remaining lives and recoverability of such costs, which are sometimes dependent upon program acceptance by state adoption authorities. In evaluating recoverability, we consider management’s current assessment of the marketplace, industry trends and the projected success of programs.
	Property, Plant and Equipment
	Property, plant and equipment are stated at fair value as of December 31, 2013 (Successor) and March 31, 2014 (Successor). Depreciation and amortization are recorded on a straight-line basis, over the assets’ estimated useful lives. Buildings have an estimated useful life, for purposes of depreciation, of forty years. Furniture, fixtures and equipment are depreciated over periods not exceeding ten years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the life of the lease or the life of the assets, whichever is shorter. The Company evaluates the depreciation periods of property, plant and equipment to determine whether events or circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives.
	Royalty Advances
	Royalty advances are initially capitalized and subsequently expensed as related revenues are earned or when the Company determines future recovery is not probable. The Company has a long history of providing authors with royalty advances, and it tracks each advance earned with respect to the sale of the related publication. Historically, the longer the unearned portion of the advance remains outstanding, the less likely it is that the Company will recover the advance through the sale of the publication, as the related royalties earned are applied first against the remaining unearned portion of the advance. The Company applies this historical experience to its existing outstanding royalty advances to estimate the likelihood of recovery. Additionally, the Company’s editorial staff reviews its portfolio of royalty advances at a minimum quarterly to determine if individual royalty advances are not recoverable for discrete reasons, such as the death of an author prior to completion of a title or titles, a Company decision to not publish a title, poor market demand or other relevant factors that could impact recoverability. Based on this information, the portion of any advance that we believe is not recoverable is expensed.
	Deferred Technology Costs
	We capitalize certain software development and website implementation costs. Capitalized costs only include incremental, direct costs of materials and services incurred to develop the software after the preliminary project stage is completed, funding has been committed and it is probable that the project will be completed and used to perform the function intended. Incremental costs are expenditures that are out-of-pocket to us and are not part of an allocation or existing expense base. Software development and website implementation costs are expensed as incurred during the preliminary project stage. Capitalized costs are amortized from the year the software is ready for its intended use over its estimated useful life, three to seven years, using the straight-line method. Periodically, we evaluate the amortization methods, remaining lives and recoverability of such costs. Capitalized software development and website implementation costs are included in other non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheets and are presented net of accumulated amortization. Gross deferred technology costs were $20,338 and $20,130 as of March 31, 2014 (Successor) and December 31, 2013 (Successor), respectively. Accumulated amortization of deferred technology costs were $6,971 and $5,586 as of March 31, 2014 (Successor) and December 31, 2013 (Successor), respectively.
	Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (Including Other Intangible Assets)
	We evaluate long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Upon such an occurrence, recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to current forecasts of undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized equal to the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Long-lived assets held for sale are written down to fair value, less cost to sell. Fair value is determined based on market evidence, discounted cash flows, appraised values or management’s estimates, depending upon the nature of the assets. There were no impairments of long-lived assets for the three months ended March 31, 2014 (Successor), the periods March 23 to March 31, 2013 (Successor) and January 1 to March 22, 2013 (Predecessor).
	Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
	Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price and related costs over the fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of the Company's acquired brands. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized, but instead are tested for impairment annually during the fourth quarter each year, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. We have three reporting units, Higher Education, Professional and International with goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets that are evaluated for impairment.
	We initially perform a qualitative analysis evaluating whether there are events or circumstances that provide evidence that it is more likely than not that the fair value of any of our reporting units or indefinite-lived intangible assets are less than their carrying amount. If, based on our evaluation we do not believe that it is more likely than not that the fair value of any of our reporting units or indefinite-lived intangible assets are less than their carrying amount, no quantitative impairment test is performed. Conversely, if the results of our qualitative assessment determine that it is more likely than not that the fair value of any of our reporting units or indefinite-lived intangible assets are less than their respective carrying amounts we perform a two-step quantitative impairment test.
	During the first step, the estimated fair value of the reporting units are compared to their carrying value including goodwill and the estimated fair value of the intangible assets is compared to their carrying value. Fair values of the reporting units are estimated using the income approach, which incorporates the use of a discounted free cash flow analysis, and are corroborated using the market approach, which incorporates the use of revenue and earnings multiples based on market data. The discounted free cash flow analyses are based on the current operating budgets and estimated long-term growth projections for each reporting unit. Future cash flows are discounted based on a market comparable weighted average cost of capital rate for each reporting unit, adjusted for market and other risks where appropriate. Fair values of indefinite-lived intangible assets are estimated using avoided royalty discounted free cash flow analyses. Significant judgments inherent in these analyses include the selection of appropriate royalty and discount rates and estimating the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. The discount rates used in the discounted free cash flow analyses reflect the risks inherent in the expected future cash flows generated by the respective intangible assets. The royalty rates used in the discounted free cash flow analyses are based upon an estimate of the royalty rates that a market participant would pay to license the Company's trade names and trademarks.
	If the fair value of the reporting units or indefinite-lived intangible assets are less than their carrying value, a second step is performed which compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets to the carrying value. The fair value of the goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets is determined based on the difference between the fair value of the reporting unit and the net fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of the reporting unit or carrying value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset. If the implied fair value of the goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets is less than the carrying value, the difference is recognized as an impairment charge. Significant judgments inherent in this analysis include estimating the amount and timing of future cash flows and the selection of appropriate discount rates, royalty rate and long-term growth rate assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value for each reporting unit and indefinite-lived intangible asset and for some of the reporting units and indefinite-lived intangible assets could result in an impairment charge, which could be material to our financial position and results of operations. There were no impairments of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2014 (Successor), the periods March 23 to March 31, 2013 (Successor) and January 1 to March 22, 2013 (Predecessor).
	Foreign Currency Translation
	We have operations in many foreign countries. For most international operations, the local currency is the functional currency. For international operations that are determined to be extensions of the U.S. operations, the United States dollar is the functional currency. For local currency operations, assets and liabilities are translated into United States dollars using end-of-period exchange rates, and revenue and expenses are translated into United States dollars using weighted-average exchange rates. Foreign currency translation adjustments are accumulated in a separate component of equity.
	Stock-Based Compensation
	The Company issues stock options and other stock-based compensation to eligible employees, directors and consultants and accounts for these transactions under the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. For equity awards, total compensation cost is based on the grant date fair value. For liability awards, total compensation cost is based on the fair value of the award on the date the award is exercised and delivered. For performance-based options issued, the value of the instrument is measured at the grant date as the fair value of the common stock and expensed over the vesting term when the performance targets are considered probable of being achieved. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense for all awards, on a straight-line basis, over the service period required to earn the award, which is typically the vesting period.
	Revenue Recognition
	Revenue is recognized as it is earned when goods are shipped to customers or services are rendered. We consider amounts to be earned once evidence of an arrangement has been obtained, services are performed, fees are fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.
	Arrangements with multiple deliverables
	Revenue relating to products that provide for more than one deliverable is recognized based upon the relative fair value to the customer of each deliverable as each deliverable is provided. Revenue relating to agreements that provide for more than one service is recognized based upon the relative fair value to the customer of each service component as each component is earned. If the fair value to the customer for each service is not objectively determinable, we make our best estimate of the services’ stand-alone selling price and recognize revenue as earned as the services are delivered. Because we determine the basis for allocating consideration to each deliverable primarily on prices experienced from completed sales, over time the portion of consideration allocated to each deliverable in a multiple deliverable arrangement may increase or decrease depending on the most recent selling price of a comparable product or service sold on a stand-alone basis. For example, as the demand for, and prevalence of, digital products increases, we may be required to increase the amount of consideration allocable to digital products included in multiple deliverable arrangements because the fair value of such products or services may increase relative to other products or services bundled in the arrangement. Conversely, in the event that demand for our print products decreases, thereby causing us to experience reduced prices on our print products, we may be required to allocate less consideration to our print products in our arrangements that include multiple deliverables.
	Subscription-based products
	Subscription income is recognized over the related subscription period that the subscription is available and is used by the customer. Subscription revenue received or receivable in advance of the delivery of services or publications is included in deferred revenue. Incremental costs that are directly related to the subscription revenue are deferred and amortized over the subscription period. For the year ended December 31, 2013, no significant changes have been made to the underlying assumptions related to estimates of revenue or the methodologies applied. Included among the underlying assumptions related to our estimates that impact the recognition of subscription income is the period that our subscriptions are accessed by our customers, the extent of our responsibility to provide access to our subscription-based products, and the extent of complementary support services customers demand to access our products.
	Service arrangements
	Revenue relating to arrangements that provide for more than one service is recognized based upon the relative fair value to the customer of each service component as each component is earned. Such arrangements may include digital products bundled with traditional print products, obligations to provide products and services in the future at no additional cost, and periodic training pertinent to products and services previously provided. If the fair value to the customer for each service is not objectively determinable, we make our best estimate of the services’ stand-alone selling price and recognize revenue as earned as the services are delivered. Losses on contracts are recognized in the period in which the loss first becomes foreseeable. Contract losses are measured as the amount that the estimated total costs to complete the contract exceed the estimated total revenues that will be generated by the contract.
	Shipping and Handling Costs
	All amounts billed to customers in a sales transaction for shipping and handling are classified as revenue. Shipping and handling costs are also a component of cost of goods sold.
	Income Taxes
	The Company’s operations are subject to United States federal, state and local, and foreign income taxes. In several jurisdictions the Predecessor's operations have historically been included in MHC’s income tax returns, but subsequent to the Founding Transactions the Company (Successor) will file as a member of the of the consolidated group of Georgia Holdings, Inc. In preparing the Predecessor's combined financial statements, the tax provision was determined on a separate return, stand-alone basis.
	We determine the provision for income taxes using the asset and liability approach. Under this approach, deferred income taxes represent the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities.
	Valuation allowances are established when management determines that it is more-likely-than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. Management evaluates the weight of both positive and negative evidence in determining whether a deferred tax asset will be realized. Management will look to a history of losses, future reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, taxable income in carryback years, feasibility of tax planning strategies, and estimated future taxable income. The valuation allowance can also be affected by changes in tax laws and changes to statutory tax rates.
	We prepare and file tax returns based on management’s interpretation of tax laws and regulations. As with all businesses, our tax returns are subject to examination by various taxing authorities. Such examinations may result in future tax assessments based on differences in interpretation of the tax law and regulations. We adjust our estimated uncertain tax positions reserves based on audits by and settlements with various taxing authorities as well as changes in tax laws, regulations, and interpretations. We recognize interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as part of interest expense and operating expenses, respectively.
	Contingencies
We accrue for loss contingencies when both (a) information available prior to issuance of the financial statements indicates that it is probable that a liability had been incurred at the date of the financial statements and (b) the amount of loss can reasonably be estimated. When we accrue for loss contingencies and the reasonable estimate of the loss is within a range, we record its best estimate within the range. We disclose an estimated possible loss or a range of loss when it is at least reasonably possible that a loss may have been incurred. Neither an accrual nor disclosure is required for losses that are deemed remote.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which supersedes most of the current revenue recognition requirements.  The core principle of the new guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. New disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers are also required. This guidance is effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2017 and early application is not permitted. Entities must adopt the new guidance using one of two retrospective application methods. The Company is currently evaluating the standard to determine the impact of its adoption on the consolidated financial statements.
In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity, which changes the criteria for determining which disposals can be presented as discontinued operations and modifies the related disclosure requirements. Under the new guidance, a discontinued operation is defined as a disposal of a component or group of components that represents a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on an entity's operations and financial results. The revised guidance is effective for annual fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2014 . Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact the revised guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements.
In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740), which prescribes that a liability related to an unrecognized tax benefit would be offset against a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward if such settlement is required or expected in the event the uncertain tax position is disallowed. In situations in which a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of a jurisdiction or the tax law of a jurisdiction does not require it, and the Company does not intend to use the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. At the beginning of our 2014 fiscal year, we adopted ASU 2013-11 and it did not have a material impact on our combined consolidated financial statements.

The_Founding_Transactions

The Founding Transactions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
The Founding Transactions	'
	The Founding Transactions
	As discussed in Note 1, the Founding Acquisition was completed on March 22, 2013 and financed by:
	•	Borrowings under MHGE Holdings senior secured credit facilities (the “Senior Facilities”), consisting of a $810,000, 6-year senior secured term loan credit facility (the “term loan facility”), all of which was drawn at closing and a $240,000, 5-year senior secured revolving credit facility (“revolving credit facility”), $35,000 of which was drawn at closing;
	•	Issuance by MHGE Holdings and McGraw-Hill Global Education Finance, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MHGE (together with MHGE Holdings, the “Issuers”) of $800,000, 9.75% first-priority senior secured notes due 2021 (the “Notes”); and
	•	Equity contribution of $950,000 from Parent funded by the Sponsor, co-investors and management.
	The Founding Acquisition occurred simultaneously with the closing of the financing transactions and equity investments described above.
	The Founding Acquisition, related financing and payment of any costs related to these transactions are collectively herein referred to as the Founding Transactions.

The_Founding_Acquisition

The Founding Acquisition (The Founding Acquisition, MHGE Intermediate)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
The Founding Acquisition, MHGE Intermediate	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Business Combination	'
	The Founding Acquisition
	The Founding Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, Business Combinations. The Founding Acquisition and the determination of fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as of March 22, 2013 based on the initial purchase price of $1,711,348. As a result of the Founding Acquisition, goodwill of $288,794 was recorded on the Successor's balance sheet. The Company has finalized the allocation of goodwill to each of its reporting units.
	The sources and uses of funds in connection with the Founding Transactions are summarized below:
	Sources
	Proceeds from term loan facility	$	785,700
	Proceeds from revolving credit facility	35,000
	Proceeds from Notes	789,096
	Proceeds from equity contributions	950,000
	Total sources	$	2,559,796
	Uses
	Equity purchase price	$	1,739,447
	Transaction fees and expenses	131,339
	Cash to balance sheet	60,156
	Distribution to Parent	628,854
	Total uses	$	2,559,796
	Purchase Price
	The Founding Acquisition has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting which requires assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess of the purchase price attributed to goodwill. The fair values have been determined based upon assumptions related to the future cash flows, discount rates and asset lives utilizing currently available information. On October 16, 2013 the working capital adjustment was finalized with MHC and the Company's share of the proceeds of the working capital adjustment was $28,099.
	The table below summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:
	Cash and equivalents	$	19,633
	Accounts receivable and other current assets	132,750
	Inventory	238,208
	Prepublication costs	109,064
	Property, plant and equipment	106,636
	Identifiable intangible assets	998,007
	Other noncurrent assets	56,226
	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(92,591		)
	Unearned revenue	(39,839		)
	Other current liabilities	(49,767		)
	Deferred income tax liability	(11,568		)
	Other long-term liabilities	(21,980		)
	Noncontrolling interests	(22,225		)
	Goodwill	288,794
	Purchase price	$	1,711,348
	Residual goodwill consists primarily of intangible assets related to the knowhow and design of the Company’s products that do not qualify for separate recognition as well as assembled work force.
	The fair values of the finite acquired intangible assets will be amortized over their useful lives, which is consistent with the estimated useful life considerations used in determining their fair values. Customer and technology intangibles are amortized on a straight-line basis while Content intangibles are amortized using the sum of the years digits method.
		Fair Value				Useful Lives
	Brands	$	283,000			Indefinite
	Customers	140,000				11 - 14 years
	Content	566,007				8 - 14 years
	Technology	9,000				5 years
	The Founding Acquisition was a taxable acquisition of the assets of domestic subsidiaries and a non-taxable acquisition of the stock of international subsidiaries for U.S. income tax purposes. Deferred income tax liability of $11,568 has been provided for the difference in fair value of international assets and liabilities over the carryover tax basis.
	Distribution to Parent
	The total amount of $628,854 allocated to MHSE Holdings includes purchase price as well as the working capital adjustment made at closing and is classified as "Distribution to Parent" in the combined consolidated financial statements. MHSE Holdings is not included in these combined consolidated financial statements.
	Acquisition of Non-Controlling Interest
	On March 15, 2013 the Company acquired the remaining 34% interest in its joint venture in India and now owns all of the outstanding shares of the joint venture. The aggregate purchase price was approximately $25,046. The excess of the purchase price over the book value of the non-controlling interest of $14,672 was recognized as an adjustment to additional paid-in capital. After the transaction the Company owns 100%.
	Pro Forma Financial Information
	The following unaudited pro forma results of operations give effect to the Founding Transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2012. This unaudited pro forma financial information should not be relied upon as necessarily being indicative of the historical results that would have been obtained if the Founding Transactions had actually occurred on that date, nor the results of operations in the future.
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
		As reported			Pro forma
	Revenue	$	199,125		$	197,875
	Net income (loss)	(24,706		)	(174,985		)
	The above amounts have been calculated after adjusting the amounts reported in our audited financial statements to reflect increased inventory costs, additional amortization expense of intangible assets, decrease in unearned revenue and additional interest expense, all of which would have been recorded assuming the fair value adjustments to inventory, intangible assets, debt and unearned revenue have been recorded from the beginning of the annual periods being reported on, as well as the income tax impact of these pro forma adjustments.

ALEKS_Acquisition

ALEKS Acquisition (ALEKS Corporation)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
ALEKS Corporation	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Business Combination	'
	ALEKS Acquisition
	On August 1, 2013 the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of ALEKS Corporation, a developer of adaptive learning technology for the higher education and K-12 education markets. Prior to the acquisition, the Company had a long-term royalty-based partnership with ALEKS where ALEKS technology solutions were incorporated into the Company’s Higher Education’s products.
	ALEKS was acquired for $104,000; $50,000 was paid in cash at closing, with $54,000 payable one year after closing and is included in other current liabilities in combined consolidated balance sheet, $15,000 of which will be held in escrow for six months. On October 31, 2013, the working capital adjustment was finalized and the Company's share of the proceeds of the working capital adjustment was $1,422. The $50,000 paid at closing was financed by a combination of cash on hand and borrowing under the revolving credit facility. Costs incurred in connection with the acquisition for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $2,549 and are included in operating and administrative expenses.
	After closing and within the third quarter, the Company entered into a reseller agreement with MHSE Holdings, which is a separate wholly owned subsidiary of our Parent, granting MHSE Holdings exclusive rights to sell ALEKS products in the K-12 market. MHSE Holdings paid $25,500 to the Company for the exclusivity provision, which is being recognized over five years and renewable for no additional fee after five years, and paid a royalty advance of $12,500. The royalty rate is 15% on net sales.
	The companies received a fairness opinion from a third party valuation firm on the terms of the transaction.
	The table below summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:
	Tangible assets	9,367
	Identifiable intangible assets	58,541
	Unearned revenue	(1,149		)
	Other liabilities	(31,610		)
	Goodwill	68,851
	Purchase price	$	104,000
	Residual goodwill consists primarily of intangible assets related to the knowhow and design of the Company’s products that do not qualify for separate recognition as well as assembled work force. The amount of goodwill is not considered deductible for tax purposes.
	The fair values of the acquired intangible assets will be amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful lives of 5 years, which is consistent with the estimated useful life considerations used in determining their fair values. Amortization expense of $2,927 was recorded in the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

Area_9_Acquisition

Area 9 Acquisition (Area 9)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Area 9	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Business Combination	'
	Area 9 Acquisition
	On February 6, 2014 the Company acquired the remaining 80% that it did not already own of Area 9, a Danish Company and developer of adaptive learning technology for the higher education market for total consideration of $79,333. Prior to the acquisition, the Company had a long-term royalty-based relationship with Area 9. The Company had purchased the other 20% stake in Area 9 in January 2013. Consideration for the acquisition of the remaining 80% was $28,044 in cash at closing, with the remainder in shares of Georgia Holdings common stock, including shares held in escrow, and shares subject to an earn-out based on several financial measures which we expect to be met and therefore all earn out shares have been valued in member's equity.
	The agreement has consulting payments to the founders of Area 9 of $9,800 for a designated project and deliverable, $2,700 of which is contingent upon a success project deliverable and expense reimbursement over a four years period of $5,000. These costs are expensed as incurred.
	There is a gain of $7,329 in other income reflecting a fair value adjustment based on the purchase price of the additional 80% interest on the original 20% stake which fair value is $15,866, making the total transaction value equal to $95,200. The transaction is subject to a working capital adjustment 120 days after closing.
	The table below summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:
	Tangible assets	$	5,390
	Identifiable intangible assets	46,200
	Other liabilities	(6,048		)
	Goodwill	49,658
	Purchase price	$	95,200
	Residual goodwill consists primarily of intangible assets related to the knowhow and design of the Company’s products that do not qualify for separate recognition as well as assembled work force. The amount of goodwill deductible for tax purposes has not been determined and will be finalized with the finalization of the acquisition accounting.
	The fair values of the acquired intangible assets will be amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful lives of 4 and 7 years, which is consistent with the estimated useful life considerations used in determining their fair values. Amortization expense of $1,148 was recorded in the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

Inventories

Inventories	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Inventories	'
	Inventories
	Inventories consist of the following:
		Successor
		March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	Raw materials	$	1,181		$	1,604
	Work-in-progress	2,790			2,220
	Finished goods	126,539			122,012
		130,510			125,836
	Reserves	(44,840		)	(45,548		)
	Inventories, net	$	85,670		$	80,288

Debt

Debt	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Debt	'
	Debt
	As of March 31, 2014 (Successor), long-term debt consisted of the following:
		March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	Term loan facility	$	666,056		$	701,763
	Notes	790,493			790,152
	Less current portion of Long Term Debt	(6,880		)	(8,100		)
	Long Term Debt1	$	1,449,669		$	1,483,815
	1 Long Term Debt balances reflect face value of debt less the unamortized discount.
	Senior Facilities
	In connection with the Founding Transactions, on March 22, 2013, MHGE Holdings, our wholly owned subsidiary, together with the Company, entered into the Senior Facilities, which are governed by a first lien credit agreement with Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent, and the other agents and lenders party thereto, that provided senior secured financing of up to $1,050,000, consisting of:
	•	the term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $810,000 with a maturity of six years; and
	•	the revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $240,000 with a maturity of five years, including both a letter of credit sub-facility and a swingline loan sub-facility. The amount available under the revolving credit facility at March 31, 2014 was $239,862.
	On December 31, 2013 the Company made a voluntary principal payment of 10% of the $810,000 term loan facility outstanding under its First Lien Credit Agreement. This $81,000 voluntary principal payment is in addition to the Company’s scheduled quarterly repayment of $2,025 that was paid on the same date.
	On March 24, 2014, the Company made a voluntary principal payment of $35,000 and refinanced the Term Loan facility in the aggregate principal of $687,925. The revised terms reduce the LIBOR floor from 1.25% to 1.0% and the applicable LIBOR margin from 7.75% to 4.75%. The maturity date did not change but quarterly principal payments were reduced from $2,025 to $1,720, maintaining the amortization rate at ¼ of 1% of the refinanced principal amount.
	The interest rate on the borrowings under the Senior Facilities is based on LIBOR or Prime, plus an applicable margin. The interest rate at March 31, 2014 was 5.75% for the term loan facility and there were no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility. The term loan facility and the revolving credit facility were issued at a discount of 3% and 2%, respectively. Debt issuance costs and the discount are amortized to interest expense over the term of the respective facility. The amount of amortization included in interest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (Successor) and the nine days ended March 31, 2013 (Successor) were $2,497 and $348, respectively. There was no amortization expense recorded in the Predecessor period in 2013.
	The term loan facility requires quarterly amortization payments totaling 1% per annum of the refinanced principal amount of the facility, with the balance payable on the final maturity date. The term loan facility also includes custom mandatory prepayments requirements based on certain events such as asset sales, debt issuances, and defined levels of free cash flows.
	All obligations under the Senior Facilities are guaranteed by the Parent, the Company and each of MHGE Holdings existing and future direct and indirect material, wholly owned domestic subsidiaries and are secured by first priority lien on substantially all tangible and intangible assets of MHGE Holdings and each subsidiary guarantor, all of the MHGE Holdings capital stock and the capital stock of each subsidiary guarantor and 65% of the capital stock of the first-tier foreign subsidiaries that are not subsidiary guarantors, in each case subject to exceptions.
	The revolving credit facility includes a springing financial maintenance covenant that requires MHGE Holdings net first lien leverage ratio not to exceed 7.00 to 1.00 (the ratio of consolidated net debt secured by first-priority liens on the collateral to EBITDA, as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement, of MHGE Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries). The covenant will be tested quarterly when the revolving credit facility is more than 20% drawn (including outstanding letters of credit), beginning with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2013, and will be a condition to drawings under the revolving credit facility (including for new letters of credit) that would result in more than 20% drawn thereunder. As of March 31, 2014 (Successor), the borrowings under the revolving credit facility were less than 20%, and so the covenant was not in effect.
	Post-Plate Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA reflects EBITDA as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement. Solely for the purpose of calculating the springing financial covenant, plate investments should be excluded from the calculation of EBITDA.
	9.75% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2021
	In connection with the Founding Acquisition, on March 22, 2013, the Issuers issued $800,000 in principal amount of the Notes in a private placement. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 9.75% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing on October 1, 2013. The Notes were issued at a discount of 1.363%. Debt issuance costs and the discount are amortized to interest expense over the term of the Notes using the effective interest method. The amount of amortization included in interest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (Successor) and the nine days ended March 31, 2013 (Successor) were $1,498 and $150, respectively. There was no amortization expense recorded in the Predecessor period in 2013.
	The Issuers may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time on or after April 1, 2016, at certain redemption prices.
	The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Parent, the Company and each of MHGE Holdings domestic restricted subsidiaries that guarantee the Senior Facilities. In addition, the Notes and the related guarantees are secured by first priority lien on the same collateral that secure the Senior Facilities, subject to certain exclusions.
	The Senior Facilities and the Notes contain certain customary affirmative covenants and events of default. In addition, the negative covenants in the Senior Facilities and the Notes limit MHGE Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things: incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred shares, create liens on certain assets, pay dividends or prepay junior debt, make certain loans, acquisitions or investments, materially change its business, engage into transactions with affiliates, conduct asset sales, restrict dividends from subsidiaries or restrict liens, or merge, consolidate, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of MHGE Holdings assets.
	The Parent and the Company are not bound by any financial or negative covenants in the Senior Facilities and the notes, other than, in the case of the Company prior to an IPO, with respect to incurrence of liens on and the pledge of MHGE Holdings capital stock and with respect to the maintenance of its existence.
	On March 24, 2014, the Company began paying an incremental 0.25% interest rate on the 9.75% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes because a registration statement for an exchange offer to exchange the initial Notes for registered Notes had not been declared effective prior to that date. The incremental interest will continue to accrue until the exchange offer has been consummated, and the rate will increase by an additional 0.25% every 90 days that the exchange offer is not consummated, up to a maximum incremental interest rate of 1.0%. The Company’s registration statement for the exchange offer was declared effective on May 14, 2014, and the exchange offer was completed on June 19, 2014.
	Scheduled Principal Payments
	The scheduled principal payments required under the terms of the Senior Facilities and the Notes as of March 31, 2014 were as follows:
		Successor
		March 31, 2014
	Remainder of 2014	$	5,160
	2015	6,880
	2016	6,880
	2017	6,880
	2018	6,880
	2019 and beyond	1,463,525
		1,496,205
	Less: Current portion	6,880
		$	1,489,325

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value Measurements	'
	Fair Value Measurements
	In accordance with authoritative guidance for fair value measurements, certain assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at fair value. Fair value is defined as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. A fair value hierarchy has been established which requires us to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:
	•	Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
	•	Level 2 - Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liabilities.
	•	Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
	We have investments in equity securities classified as available-for-sale that are adjusted to fair value on a recurring basis. The fair values of our investments in available-for-sale securities were determined using quoted market prices from daily exchange traded markets and are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.
	The following table summarizes assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
		Level 1
		31-Mar-14		31-Dec-13
	Assets
	Equity securities at fair value	$	10,972	$	10,844
	Total assets at fair value	$	10,972	$	10,844
	There were neither any instruments categorized as level 2 or 3 nor any reclassifications between level 1, 2, or 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2014 (Successor) and the year ended December 31, 2013 (Successor).
	Other financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity and highly liquid nature of these instruments.

Segment_Reporting

Segment Reporting	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Segment Reporting	'
	Segment Reporting
	The Company manages and reports its businesses in the following four segments:
	•	MHGE Higher Education: Provides instructional content, adaptive learning, assessment and institutional services to students, professors, provosts and presidents in the college, university and postgraduate markets in the United States and around the world.
	•	MHGE Professional: Provides content and subscription-based information services for the professional business, medical, technical and education/test-preparation communities, including for professionals preparing for entry into graduate programs.
	•	MHGE International: Leverages our global scale, brand recognition and extensive product portfolio to serve educational and professional markets around the world. MHGE International pursues numerous product models to drive growth, ranging from reselling primarily MHGE Higher Education and MHGE Professional offerings to creating locally developed product suites customized for each region.
	•	MHGE Other: Includes certain transactions or adjustments that our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) considers to be unusual and/or non-operational.
	The Company’s business segments are consistent with how management views the markets served by the Company. The CODM reviews their separate financial information to assess performance and to allocate resources. We measure and evaluate our reportable segments based on segment Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA and believe it provides additional information to management and investors to measure our performance and evaluate our ability to service our indebtedness. We exclude from segment Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA: interest expense (income), net, income tax (benefit) provision, depreciation, amortization and prepublication amortization and certain transactions or adjustments that our CODM does not consider for the purposes of making decisions to allocate resources among segments or assessing segment performance. Although we exclude these amounts from segment Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA, they are included in reported consolidated net income (loss) and are included in the reconciliation below.
	Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with U.S. GAAP and the use of our term, Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA, varies from others in our industry. Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, net income (loss) or other measures of financial performance derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP as measures of operating performance or cash flows as measures of liquidity.
	Segment asset disclosure is not used by the CODM as a measure of segment performance since the segment evaluation is driven by Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA. As such, segment assets are not disclosed in the notes to the accompanying combined consolidated financial statements. The following tables set forth information about the Company’s operations by its four segments:
		Successor							Predecessor
		Three Months Ended			23-Mar-13				1-Jan-13
		March 31, 2014			to				to
					31-Mar-13				22-Mar-13
	Cash Revenues:
	MHGE Higher Education	$	115,082		$	6,934			$	93,289
	MHGE Professional	23,543			1,913				25,738
	MHGE International	48,137			4,036				54,289
	Total Cash Revenues (1)	186,762			12,883				173,316
	Change in deferred revenue	17,809			—				12,926
	Total Consolidated Revenue	$	204,571		$	12,883			$	186,242
	(1) The elimination of inter-segment revenues was not significant to the revenues of any one segment.
	Segment Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA:
	MHGE Higher Education	$	(2,442	)	$	(1,586	)		$	(6,045	)
	MHGE Professional	2,529			769				2,932
	MHGE International	(11,690		)	(2,264		)		(8,630		)
	MHGE Other	(112		)	413				1,571
	Total Segment Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA	$	(11,715	)	$	(2,668	)		$	(10,172	)
	Reconciliation of Segment Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA to the consolidated statements of operations is as follows:
		Successor							Predecessor
		Three Months Ended			23-Mar-13				1-Jan-13
		March 31, 2014			to				to
					31-Mar-13				22-Mar-13
	Total Segment Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA	$	(11,715	)	$	(2,668	)		$	(10,172	)
	Interest (expense) income, net	(44,319		)	(4,405		)		(481		)
	Benefit (provision) for taxes on income	29,092			12,179				1,213
	Depreciation, amortization and plate investment amortization	(40,959		)	(3,729		)		(15,738		)
	Deferred revenue	17,809			—				12,926
	Restructuring charges and headcount reductions	(9,200		)	—				(2,767		)
	Sponsor fees	(875		)	(80		)		—
	Purchase accounting	—			(6,604		)		—
	Transaction costs	(2,565		)	(17,416		)		—
	Acquisition costs	(2,410		)	—				—
	Other	(1,365		)	—				(3,293		)
	Prepublication cash costs	9,220			1,570				14,128
	Net (loss) income	(57,287		)	(21,153		)		(4,184		)
	Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	118			—				631
	Net (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	$	(57,169	)	$	(21,153	)		$	(3,553	)
	The following is a schedule of revenue and long-lived assets by geographic region:
		Revenue (1)										Long-lived Assets (2)
		Successor						Predecessor				Successor
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014			March 23, 2013 to March 31, 2013			January 1, 2013 to March 22, 2013				As of March 31, 2014		As of December 31, 2013
	United States	$	152,491		$	9,207		$	133,097			$	179,411	$	186,203
	International	52,080			3,676			53,145				28,211		39,744
	Total	$	204,571		$	12,883		$	186,242			$	207,622	$	225,947
	-1	Revenues are attributed to a geographic region based on the location of customer.
	-2	Reflects total assets less current assets, goodwill, intangible assets, investments, deferred financing costs and non-current deferred tax assets.

Taxes_on_Income

Taxes on Income	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Taxes on Income	'
	Taxes on Income
	For the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (Successor) and the periods March 23, 2013 to March 31, 2013 (Successor) and January 1, 2013 to March 22, 2013 (Predecessor), the effective tax rate was 33.7%, 36.5% and 22.5%, respectively. The difference between the rates was primarily due to jurisdictional mix of operating losses, one-time transaction costs incurred in the U.S., change in successor forecasted losses related to purchase accounting, and repatriation from foreign subsidiary.
	At the end of each interim period, we estimate the annual effective tax rate and apply that rate to our ordinary quarterly earnings. The tax expense or benefit related to significant, unusual or extraordinary items that will be separately reported or reported net of their related tax effect, and are individually computed, are recognized in the interim period in which those items occur. In addition, the effect of changes in enacted tax laws or rates or tax status is recognized in the interim period in which the change occurs.
	As of March 31, 2014 (Successor) and December 31, 2013 (Successor), the total amount of federal, state and local, and foreign unrecognized tax benefits was $1,124 and $1,140, respectively, exclusive of interest and penalties. We recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and operating expense, respectively. In addition to the unrecognized tax benefits, as of March 31, 2014 (Successor) and December 31, 2013 (Successor), we had $2,877 and $2,685, respectively, of accrued interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions.
	Under the terms of the Founding Acquisition, MHC is contractually liable for unrecognized tax benefits incurred by the Company through March 22, 2013. An indemnification receivable from MHC of $3,864 and $3,688 has been recorded in non-current assets as of March 31, 2014 (Successor) and December 31, 2013 (Successor) for the unrecognized tax benefit, interest, and penalties related to controlled foreign corporations as taxpayers of record.

Employee_Benefits

Employee Benefits	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Employee Benefits	'
	Employee Benefits
	Defined Contribution Plans
	A majority of employees of McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC are participants in voluntary 401(k) plans sponsored by the Company under which the Company may match employee contributions up to certain levels of compensation as well as profit-sharing plans under which the Company contributes a certain percentage of eligible employees’ compensation to the employees’ accounts.
	Pension Plans
	A majority of employees of the Company were participants in various defined benefit pension plans as well as post-retirement plans administered and sponsored by MHC. Benefits under the pension plans are based primarily on years of service and employees’ compensation. The Company has no liability for these plans.

StockBased_Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'
	Stock-Based Compensation
	Stock-based compensation for the periods presented was as follows:
		Successor				Predecessor
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014		March 23, 2013		1-Jan-13
				to		to
				March 31, 2013		22-Mar-13
	Stock option expense	$	1,387	$	—	$	74
	Restricted stock and unit awards expense	306		17		3,220
	Total stock-based compensation expense	$	1,693	$	17	$	3,294
	As of March 31, 2014, there was approximately $14,475 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock-based employee compensation arrangements granted under the Management Equity Plan. The Company expects to recognize those costs over a weighted average period of 4.0 years.
	All outstanding stock options granted by MHC prior to the Founding Acquisition remain under MHC's share-based compensation plans.

Restructuring

Restructuring	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Restructuring	'
	Restructuring
	In order to contain costs and mitigate the impact of current and expected future economic conditions, as well as a continued focus on process improvements, we have initiated various restructuring plans over the last several years. The charges for each restructuring plan are classified as operating and administration expenses within the combined consolidated statements of operations.
	In certain circumstances, reserves are no longer needed because of efficiencies in carrying out the plans, or because employees previously identified for separation resigned from the Company and did not receive severance or were reassigned due to circumstances not foreseen when the original plans were initiated. In these cases, we reverse reserves through the combined consolidated statements of operations when it is determined they are no longer needed.
	During the first quarter of 2013, prior to the Founding Acquisition, MHC continued to identify opportunities for cost savings through workforce reductions and other restructuring activities as part of MHC’s Growth and Value Plan. For the period January 1, 2013 to March 22, 2013 (Predecessor), we reduced the reserve by $4,871, primarily relating to cash payments for employee severance costs. There is no remaining reserve as of March 31, 2014 as the total balance remained with MHC subsequent to the Founding Acquisition.
	During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company initiated restructuring plans across several of its business units to review its business models and operating methods for opportunities to increase efficiencies and/or align costs with business performance.
	The following table summarizes restructuring information by reporting segment:
		MHGE Higher Education			MHGE Professional		MHGE International			MHGE Other		Total
	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	4,179		$	—	$	3,169		$	—	$	7,348
	Charges:
	Employee severance and other personal benefits	1,128			—		3,904			—		5,032
	Other associated costs	—			—		1,052			—		1,052
	Payments:
	Employee severance and other personal benefits	(1,229		)	—		(1,737		)	—		(2,966		)
	Other associated costs	—			—		(29		)	—		(29		)
	Balance at March 31, 2014	$	4,078		$	—	$	6,359		$	—	$	10,437
	The Company expects to utilize the remaining reserves of $7,387 in 2014 and $3,050 in 2015.

Guarantor_Financial_Informatio

Guarantor Financial Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Guarantor Financial Information	'
	Guarantor Financial Information
	On March 22, 2013, in connection with the Founding Acquisition, MHGE Holdings issued $800,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes as described in Note 2. The Notes and the Senior Facilities are jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis subject to certain exceptions, by the Company and each of the Company’s direct and indirect wholly owned domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”). Each of the Guarantors is 100 percent owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. All other subsidiaries of the Company, either direct or indirect, do not guarantee the Notes and Senior Facilities (“Non-Guarantors”).
	The following combined consolidated financial statements are presented for the information of the holders of the Notes and present the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2014 (Successor) and December 31, 2013 (Successor) and the combined consolidated statements of operations and condensed combined consolidated statements of cash flows for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (Successor), the periods March 23, 2013 to March 31, 2013 (Successor) and January 1, 2013 to March 22, 2013 (Predecessor) of the Company. The combined consolidated financial statements present MHGE Intermediate, which is a Guarantor of the Notes, the Guarantor subsidiaries of MHGE Intermediate, the Non-Guarantor subsidiaries of MHGE Intermediate and the elimination entries necessary to combine and consolidate MHGE Intermediate with the Guarantor and Non-Guarantor subsidiaries.
	Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for using the equity method for purposes of the combined consolidated presentation. The principal elimination entries relate to investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions. Additionally, substantially all of the assets of the Guarantor subsidiaries are pledged under the Notes and, consequently, will not be available to satisfy the claims of the Company’s general creditors.
		Successor
		For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
		MHGE Intermediate					Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Eliminations				MHGE Intermediate (Consolidated)
	Revenue	$	—				$	155,518			$	49,053			$	—			$	204,571
	Cost of goods sold	—					32,031				21,789				—				53,820
	Gross profit	—					123,487				27,264				—				150,751
	Operating expenses
	Operating & administration expenses	875					122,101				46,686				(1,461		)		168,201
	Depreciation	—					4,123				877				—				5,000
	Amortization of intangibles	—					21,403				4,246				—				25,649
	Transaction costs	2,565					—				—				—				2,565
	Total operating expenses	3,440					147,627				51,809				(1,461		)		201,415
	Operating (loss) income	(3,440		)			(24,140		)		(24,545		)		1,461				(50,664		)
	Interest expense (income), net	44,415					—				(96		)		—				44,319
	Equity in (income) loss of subsidiaries	38,406					—				—				(38,406		)		—
	Other (income)	—			—		(8,604		)		—				—				(8,604		)
	(Loss) income from operations before taxes on income	(86,261		)			(15,536		)		(24,449		)		39,867				(86,379		)
	Income tax (benefit) provision	(29,092		)			(3,866		)		(7,628		)		11,494				(29,092		)
	Net (loss) income	(57,169		)			(11,670		)		(16,821		)		28,373				(57,287		)
	Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—					—				118				—				118
	Net (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	$	(57,169	)			$	(11,670	)		$	(16,703	)		$	28,373			$	(57,169	)
	Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	$	(57,169	)			$	(11,670	)		$	(17,475	)		$	28,373			$	(57,941	)
		Successor
		For the Period from March 23, 2013 to March 31, 2013
		MHGE Intermediate				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Eliminations				MHGE Intermediate (Consolidated)
	Revenue	$	—			$	11,240			$	1,643			$	—			$	12,883
	Cost of goods sold	—				7,388				2,855				—				10,243
	Gross profit	—				3,852				(1,212		)		—				2,640
	Operating expenses
	Operating & administration expenses	80				8,339				3,194				(63		)		11,550
	Depreciation	—				430				—				—				430
	Amortization of intangibles	—				1,813				358				—				2,171
	Transaction costs	17,416				—				—				—				17,416
	Total operating expenses	17,496				10,582				3,552				(63		)		31,567
	Operating (loss) income	(17,496		)		(6,730		)		(4,764		)		63				(28,927		)
	Interest expense (income), net	4,407				—				(2		)		—				4,405
	Equity in (income) loss of subsidiaries	11,429				—				—				(11,429		)		—
	(Loss) income from operations before taxes on income	(33,332		)		(6,730		)		(4,762		)		11,492				(33,332		)
	Income tax (benefit) provision	(12,179		)		(2,199		)		(1,286		)		3,485				(12,179		)
	Net (loss) income	(21,153		)		(4,531		)		(3,476		)		8,007				(21,153		)
	Net (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	$	(21,153	)		$	(4,531	)		$	(3,476	)		$	8,007			$	(21,153	)
	Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	$	(21,153	)		$	(4,531	)		$	(3,494	)		$	8,007			$	(21,171	)
		Predecessor
		For the Period from January 1, to March 22, 2013
		MHGE Intermediate (1)				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Eliminations				MHGE Intermediate (Consolidated)
	Revenue	$	—			$	132,283			$	53,959			$	—			$	186,242
	Cost of goods sold	—				31,956				24,293				—				56,249
	Gross profit	—				100,327				29,666				—				129,993
	Operating expenses
	Operating & administration expenses	—				90,949				38,954				(567		)		129,336
	Depreciation	—				2,745				1,129				—				3,874
	Amortization of intangibles	—				1,605				94				—				1,699
	Total operating expenses	—				95,299				40,177				(567		)		134,909
	Operating (loss) income	—				5,028				(10,511		)		567				(4,916		)
	Interest expense (income), net	—				—				481				—				481
	(Loss) income from operations before taxes on income	—				5,028				(10,992		)		567				(5,397		)
	Income tax (benefit) provision	—				(21		)		(1,192		)		—				(1,213		)
	Net (loss) income	—				5,049				(9,800		)		567				(4,184		)
	Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—				—				631				—				631
Net (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	$	—			$	5,049			$	(9,169	)		$	567			$	(3,553	)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	$	—			$	5,049			$	(10,466	)		$	567			$	(4,850	)
(1) MHGE Intermediate was created to facilitate the Founding Acquisition and therefore was not a legal entity in periods prior to March 22, 2013.
	Successor
	31-Mar-14
	MHGE Intermediate				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Eliminations				MHGE Intermediate (Consolidated)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents	$	—			$	240,471			$	76,591			$	(161,177	)		155,885
Accounts receivable	—				20,648				49,185				—				69,833
Related party	—				251,034				—				(249,764		)		1,270
Inventories, net	—				51,959				32,250				1,461				85,670
Deferred income taxes	—				29,513				5,493				—				35,006
Prepaid and other current assets	90,473				12,628				21,849				(73,750		)		51,200
Total current assets	90,473				606,253				185,368				(483,230		)		398,864
Prepublication costs, net	—				74,368				20,338				—				94,706
Property, plant and equipment, net	—				83,979				—				—				83,979
Goodwill	—				217,973				189,707				—				407,680
Other intangible assets, net	—				944,427				63,432				—				1,007,859
Investments	1,657,796				55				14,153				(1,657,796		)		14,208
Deferred income taxes non-current	—				45,668				2,141				—				47,809
Other non-current assets	70,600				21,064				7,873				—				99,537
Total assets	$	1,818,869			$	1,993,787			$	483,012			$	(2,141,026	)		$	2,154,642
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	161,659			$	86,813			$	12,206			$	(161,177	)		$	99,501
Accrued royalties	—				2,894				5,965				—				8,859
Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans	—				22,414				8,390				—				30,804
Unearned revenue	—				98,771				4,560				—				103,331
Current portion of long-term debt	6,880				—				—				—				6,880
Other current liabilities	51,318				68,760				36,056				(875		)		155,259
Total current liabilities	219,857				279,652				67,177				(162,052		)		404,634
Long-term debt	1,449,669				—				—				—				1,449,669
Deferred income taxes	—				50				18,111				—				18,161
Other non-current liabilities	—				58,331				256,986				(249,764		)		65,553
Total liabilities	1,669,526				338,033				342,274				(411,816		)		1,938,017
Commitments and contingencies
Equity
Member's equity	292,474				1,654,627				153,168				(1,751,627		)		348,642
Accumulated deficit	(143,131		)		2,103				(24,520		)		22,417				(143,131		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	—				(976		)		(10,005		)		—				(10,981		)
Total Parent company equity	149,343				1,655,754				118,643				(1,729,210		)		194,530
Total equity - noncontrolling interests	—				—				22,095				—				22,095
Total equity	149,343				1,655,754				140,738				(1,729,210		)		216,625
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,818,869			$	1,993,787			$	483,012			$	(2,141,026	)		$	2,154,642
	Successor
	31-Dec-13
	MHGE Intermediate				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Eliminations				MHGE Intermediate (Consolidated)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents	$	—			$	301,985			$	67,429			$	(116,024	)		253,390
Accounts receivable	—				138,781				86,674				—				225,455
Related party	—				277,039				—				(249,676		)		27,363
Inventories, net	—				47,547				31,396				1,345				80,288
Deferred income taxes	—				29,515				7,891				—				37,406
Prepaid and other current assets	61,381				19,648				5,905				(61,381		)		25,553
Total current assets	61,381				814,515				199,295				(425,736		)		649,455
Prepublication costs, net	—				75,634				20,772				—				96,406
Property, plant and equipment, net	—				89,531				11,157				—				100,688
Goodwill	—				268,215				46,060				—				314,275
Other intangible assets, net	—				930,848				120,869				—				1,051,717
Investments	1,696,202				8,800				14,805				(1,696,202		)		23,605
Deferred income taxes non-current	—				26,426				859				(1,454		)		25,831
Other non-current assets	76,368				21,038				7,815				—				105,221
Total assets	$	1,833,951			$	2,235,007			$	421,632			$	(2,123,392	)		$	2,367,198
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	116,024			$	120,126			$	11,296			$	(116,024	)		$	131,422
Accrued royalties	—				81,216				12,814				—				94,030
Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans	—				63,813				13,582				—				77,395
Unearned revenue	—				116,313				5,460				—				121,773
Current portion of long-term debt	8,100				—				—				—				8,100
Other current liabilities	19,500				86,395				21,486				—				127,381
Total current liabilities	143,624				467,863				64,638				(116,024		)		560,101
Long-term debt	1,483,815				—				—				—				1,483,815
Deferred income taxes	—				1,454				34,588				(1,454		)		34,588
Other non-current liabilities	—				57,947				7,479				—				65,426
Total liabilities	1,627,439				527,264				106,705				(117,478		)		2,143,930
Commitments and contingencies
Equity
Member's equity	292,474				1,694,097				309,336				(1,999,958		)		295,949
Accumulated deficit	(85,962		)		13,773				(7,817		)		(5,956		)		(85,962		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	—				(127		)		(10,082		)		—				(10,209		)
Total Parent company equity	206,512				1,707,743				291,437				(2,005,914		)		199,778
Total equity - noncontrolling interests	—				—				23,490				—				23,490
Total equity	206,512				1,707,743				314,927				(2,005,914		)		223,268
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,833,951			$	2,235,007			$	421,632			$	(2,123,392	)		$	2,367,198
	Successor
	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	MHGE Intermediate				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Eliminations				MHGE Intermediate (Consolidated)
Operating activities
Cash provided by operating activities	$	36,720			$	(54,894	)		$	33,791			$	(45,153	)		$	(29,536	)
Investing activities
Investment in prepublication costs	—				(6,856		)		(2,364		)		—				(9,220		)
Capital expenditures	—				236				(1,104		)		—				(868		)
Acquisitions and investments	—				—				(28,044		)		—				(28,044		)
Proceeds from dispositions	—				—				8,653				—				8,653
Cash used for investing activities	—				(6,620		)		(22,859		)		—				(29,479		)
Financing activities
Payment of term loan	(36,720		)		—				—				—				(36,720		)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	—				—				(169		)		—				(169		)
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(36,720		)		—				(169		)		—				(36,889		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—				—				(1,601		)		—				(1,601		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	—				(61,514		)		9,162				(45,153		)		(97,505		)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	—				301,985				67,429				(116,024		)		253,390
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	$	—			$	240,471			$	76,591			$	(161,177	)		$	155,885
	Successor
	For the Period from March 23, 2013 to March 31, 2013
	MHGE Intermediate				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Eliminations				MHGE Intermediate (Consolidated)
Operating activities
Cash provided by operating activities	$	(1,757,738	)		$	1,668,420			$	106,217			$	(24,084	)		$	(7,185	)
Investing activities
Investment in prepublication costs	—				—				(1,570		)		—				(1,570		)
Acquisitions and investments	—				(1,636,734		)		(102,713		)		—				(1,739,447		)
Cash used for investing activities	—				(1,636,734		)		(104,283		)		—				(1,741,017		)
Financing activities
Borrowings on long-term debt	1,574,796				—				—				—				1,574,796
Net change in revolving facility	35,000				—				—				—				35,000
Equity contribution	950,000				—				—				—				950,000
Payment of acquisition costs on behalf of Parent	(28,672		)		—				—				—				(28,672		)
Distribution to Parent	(628,854		)		—				—				—				(628,854		)
Payment of deferred loan acquisition costs	(84,375		)		—				—				—				(84,375		)
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities	1,817,895				—				—				—				1,817,895
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—				—				(18		)		—				(18		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	60,157				31,686				1,916				(24,084		)		69,675
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	—				(31,684		)		51,317				—				19,633
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	$	60,157			$	2			$	53,233			$	(24,084	)		$	89,308
	Predecessor
	For the Period from January 1, 2013 to March 22, 2013
	MHGE Intermediate (1)				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Eliminations				MHGE Intermediate (Consolidated)
Operating activities
Cash provided by operating activities	$	—			$	34,293			$	956,718			$	(961,264	)		$	29,747
Investing activities
Investment in prepublication costs	—				(11,317		)		(2,811		)		—				(14,128		)
Capital expenditures	—				(1,818		)		(93		)		—				(1,911		)
Acquisitions and investments	—				(8,043		)		(25,046		)		—				(33,089		)
Cash used for investing activities	—				(21,178		)		(27,950		)		—				(49,128		)
Financing activities
Net transfers (to) from Parent	—				(50,674		)		(966,500		)		961,264				(55,910		)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	—				—				(1,814		)		—				(1,814		)
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities	—				(50,674		)		(968,314		)		961,264				(57,724		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—				—				(1,450		)		—				(1,450		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	—				(37,559		)		(40,996		)		—				(78,555		)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	—				5,875				92,313				—				98,188
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	$	—			$	(31,684	)		$	51,317			$	—			$	19,633
(1) MHGE Intermediate was created to facilitate the Founding Acquisition and therefore was not a legal entity in periods prior to March 22, 2013.

Transactions_with_Sponsors

Transactions with Sponsors	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Transaction with Sponsors [Abstract]	'
Transactions with Sponsors	'
	Transactions with Sponsors
	In connection with the Founding Transactions, MHGE Holdings, our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a management fee agreement with Apollo Management VII, L. P. (the “Advisor”), an affiliate of our Sponsor pursuant to which the Advisor will provide management consulting services to Parent and its direct and indirect divisions and subsidiaries, including the Company and MHGE Holdings. In exchange for these services, the Advisor will receive an aggregate annual management fee of $3,500 and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the provision of such services. For the quarter ended March 31, 2014 and the period March 23, 2013 to March 31, 2013, the Successor recorded an expense of $875 and $80 for management fees, respectively. In connection with the Founding Transactions, Apollo Global Securities, LLC, an affiliate of our Sponsor (the “Affiliate”), entered into a transaction fee agreement with Parent relating to the provision of certain structuring, financial, investment banking and other similar advisory services in connection with the Founding Transactions and future transactions. We paid the Affiliate a one-time transaction fee of $25,000 in exchange for services rendered in connection with the structuring of the Founding Transactions, arranging financing and performing other services with the Founding Transactions. Also, subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement, an additional transaction fee equal to 1% of the aggregate enterprise value will be payable to Affiliate for investment banking, financing and other financial advisory services related to any merger, acquisition, disposition, financing or any similar transaction in the future.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	Commitments and Contingencies
	Legal Matters
	In the normal course of business both in the United States and abroad, the Company is a defendant in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which may result in adverse judgments, damages, fines or penalties and is subject to inquiries and investigations by various governmental and regulatory agencies concerning compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of legal matters, we cannot state with confidence what the timing, eventual outcome, or eventual judgment, damages, fines, penalties or other impact of these pending matters will be. We believe, based on our current knowledge, that the outcome of the legal actions, proceedings and investigations currently pending should not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s combined financial condition.

Related_Party_Transactions

Related Party Transactions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Related Party Transactions	'
	Related Party Transactions
	Employee Loans
	During the second quarter of 2013, the Company made unsecured loans to two employees in the amount of $175 for the employees to invest in the Company’s parent common stock. Interest is payable at the federal short-term rate under the Internal Revenue Code, and the loans and accrued interest are repayable in cash in full from any after tax long-term incentive award payments but in no case later than February 15, 2015. The loans can be prepaid at any time. As of March 31, 2014, the balance outstanding was $175 and is included in prepaid and other current assets.
	Services Agreements
	In connection with the Founding Transactions, MHGE Holdings, our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into services agreement with MHSE Holdings, a separate wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, MHGE Holdings will provide MHSE Holdings with certain services at cost. The services include finance, accounting, audit, digital technology, sourcing and procurement, research and development, logistics, customer support and distribution.
	MHC Service Charges and Allocations & Transition Services
	Historically, MHC has provided services to and funded certain expenses for Predecessor and its subsidiaries. These services and expenses include global technology operations and infrastructure, global real estate and occupancy, employee benefits and shared services such as tax, legal, treasury, and finance as well as an allocation of MHC’s corporate management costs. The expenses included in the combined consolidated financial statements were $1,170, $851 and $7,661 for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (Successor), the periods March 23, 2013 to March 31, 2013 (Successor) and January 1, 2013 to March 22, 2013 (Predecessor), respectively. No further charges and allocations are being made, except for services provided under the Transition Services Agreement as described below, because McGraw-Hill Education, LLC had established its own management structure, benefit plans and other functions.
	Effective January 1, 2013, in connection with the Transactions, MHGE Holdings, our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into transition services agreement with MHC, pursuant to which MHC provided MHGE Holdings and us with certain corporate services, including corporate accounting, treasury, global procurement and manufacturing, facilities, human resources and information technology during 2013. Limited technology agreements will continue through part of 2014.
	Payment of Acquisition Costs on Behalf of Parent
	At the closing of the Founding Transactions MHGE Holdings paid $28,672 for costs related to the Founding Acquisition on behalf of Parent.
	Reseller Agreement with MHSE Holdings
	As disclosed in Note 4, the Company entered into a reseller agreement with MHSE Holdings, which is a separate wholly owned subsidiary of our Parent, granting MHSE Holdings exclusive rights to sell ALEKS products in the K-12 market. MHSE Holdings paid $25,500 to the Company for the exclusivity provision, which is being recognized over five years and renewable for no additional fee after five years, and paid a royalty advance of $12,500. The royalty rate is 15% on net sales.

Supplemental_Parent_Company_Eq

Supplemental Parent Company Equity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Supplemental Parent Company Equity Information	'
	Supplemental Parent Company Equity Information
	Parent Company equity is summarized as follows:
	Successor (In thousands)	Total Parent Company Equity			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Equity
	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	199,778		$	23,490		$	223,268
	Non-controlling interest acquired in the Acquisition	—			(371		)	(371		)
	Comprehensive loss, net of tax	(57,941		)	(855		)	(58,796		)
	Contribution of shares from Georgia Holdings for acquisition and consideration	42,500			—			42,500
	Georgia Holdings shares reserved for acquisition earn out	8,500			—			8,500
	Stock-based compensation	1,693			—			1,693
	Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	—			(169		)	(169		)
	Balance at March 31, 2014	$	194,530		$	22,095		$	216,625
	Predecessor (In thousands)	Total Parent Company Equity			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Equity
	Balance at December 31, 2012	$	649,845		$	24,735		$	674,580
	Non-controlling interest acquired in the Acquisition	(14,672		)	(10,374		)	(25,046		)
	Comprehensive loss, net of tax	(4,850		)	(631		)	(5,481		)
	Net decrease in Parent company investment	(56,418		)	—			(56,418		)
	Stock-based compensation	3,294			—			3,294
	Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	—			(1,814		)	(1,814		)
	Balance at March 22, 2013	$	577,199		$	11,916		$	589,115
	Successor (In thousands)	Total Parent Company Equity			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Equity
	Balance at March 23, 2013	$	—		$	—		$	—
	Non-controlling interest acquired in the Acquisition	—			22,225			22,225
	Comprehensive loss, net of tax	(96,171		)	1,791			(94,380		)
	Distribution to Parent	(628,854		)	—			(628,854		)
	Payment of acquisition costs on behalf of MHE Acquistion, LLC	(28,672		)	—			(28,672		)
	Equity contribution	950,000			—			950,000
	Dividend on restricted stock units	(1,411		)	—			(1,411		)
	Stock-based compensation	4,886			—			4,886
	Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	—			(526		)	(526		)
	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	199,778		$	23,490		$	223,268

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Acco1

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Basis of Presentation	'
	Successor Basis of Presentation
	The accompanying combined consolidated financial statements present separately the financial position, results of operations, cash flows and changes in invested equity for the Company on a “Successor” basis (reflecting the Company’s ownership by funds affiliated with Apollo) and “Predecessor” basis (reflecting the Company’s ownership by MHC). The financial information of the Company has been separated by a vertical line on the face of the combined consolidated financial statements to identify these different bases of accounting.
	Predecessor Basis of Presentation
	MHGE Holdings is our predecessor for accounting purposes (the “Predecessor”). Historically, the Predecessor did not operate as an independent standalone company. The Predecessor’s combined financial statements have been carved-out of the historical combined financial statements of McGraw-Hill Education, LLC for the periods prior to the Founding Acquisition. In connection with the Founding Acquisition, all of the HPI business’s assets and liabilities were revised to reflect their fair values on the date of Founding Acquisition, based upon an allocation of the overall purchase price to the underlying net assets acquired.
	These combined consolidated financial statements reflect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The combined financial statements of the Predecessor includes certain assets and liabilities that have historically been held at the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc (“MHC”) corporate level but are specifically identifiable or otherwise attributable to us.
	Intercompany transactions between the Company and MHC that have been included in the Predecessor’s combined financial statements are considered to be effectively settled for cash in the combined consolidated financial statements at the time the transaction is recorded. The total net effect of the settlement of these intercompany transactions is reflected in the Predecessor’s historical combined consolidated statements of cash flows as a financing activity and in the Predecessor’s combined consolidated balance sheets as “Parent company investment.”
	The Predecessor’s historical combined financial statements include expense allocations for: (1) certain corporate functions historically provided by MHC including, but not limited to, finance, legal, tax, treasury, information technology, human resources, and certain other shared services; (2) employee benefits and incentives; (3) share-based compensation; and (4) occupancy. These expenses were allocated to the Predecessor on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on a pro-rata basis of square feet occupied for occupancy costs, consolidated sales, operating income, headcount or other measures. The basis on which the expenses were allocated is considered to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided to or the benefit received by the Predecessor during the periods presented. The allocations may not, however, reflect the expense we have incurred and will incur as a stand-alone company for the periods presented. Actual costs that may have been incurred if the Predecessor had been a stand-alone company would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organizational structure, which functions were outsourced or performed by employees and strategic decisions made in areas such as information technology and infrastructure.
Principles of Combination and Consolidation	'
	Principles of Combination and Consolidation
	The accompanying combined consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and all significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited combined consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation.
	We record non-controlling interest in our combined consolidated financial statements to recognize the minority ownership interest in certain subsidiaries. Non-controlling interest in the earnings and losses of these subsidiaries represent the share of net income or loss allocated to our combined entities. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year.
Seasonality and Comparability	'
	Seasonality and Comparability
	Our revenues, operating profit and operating cash flows are affected by the inherent seasonality of the academic calendar, which varies by country. Changes in our customers’ ordering patterns may impact the comparison of our results in a quarter with the same quarter of the previous year, or in a fiscal year with the prior fiscal year, where our customers may shift the timing of material orders for any number of reasons, including, but not limited to, changes in academic semester start dates or changes to their inventory management practices.
Use of Estimates	'
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
	On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions, including those related to revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns, inventories, prepublication costs, accounting for the impairment of long-lived assets (including other intangible assets), goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, retirement plans and postretirement healthcare and other benefits, stock-based compensation, income taxes and contingencies. Management further considered the accounting policy with regard to the purchase price allocation to assets and liabilities to be critical. This accounting policy, as more fully described in Note 3, encompasses significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of these financial statements.
Cash and Cash Equivalents	'
	Cash and Cash Equivalents
	Cash and cash equivalents include ordinary bank deposits and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less that consist primarily of money market funds with unrestricted daily liquidity and fixed term time deposits. The balance also includes cash that is held by the Company outside the United States to fund international operations or to be reinvested outside of the United States.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Sales Returns	'
	Accounts Receivable
	Credit is extended to customers based upon an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition. Accounts receivable are recorded at net realizable value.
	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Sales Returns
	The allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns reserves methodology is based on historical analysis, a review of outstanding balances and current conditions. In determining these reserves, we consider, among other factors, the financial condition and risk profile of our customers, areas of specific or concentrated risk as well as applicable industry trends or market indicators. The allowance for sales returns is a significant estimate, which is based on historical rates of return and current market conditions. The provision for sales returns is reflected as a reduction to “Revenues” in our combined consolidated statements of operations. Sales returns are charged against the reserve as products are returned to inventory. Accounts receivable losses for bad debt are charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts when the receivable is determined to be uncollectible. The change in the allowance for doubtful accounts is reflected as part of operating and administrative expenses in our combined consolidated statement of operations.
Inventories	'
	Inventories
	Inventories, consisting principally of books, are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market value. The majority of our inventories relate to finished goods. A significant estimate, the reserve for inventory obsolescence, is reflected in operating and administration expenses. In determining this reserve, we consider management’s current assessment of the marketplace, industry trends and projected product demand as compared to the number of units currently on hand.
Prepublication Costs	'
	Prepublication Costs
	Prepublication costs include both the cost of developing educational content and the development of assessment solution products. Costs incurred prior to the publication date of a title or release date of a product represent activities associated with product development. These may be performed internally or outsourced to subject matter specialists and include, but are not limited to, editorial review and fact verification, graphic art design and layout and the process of conversion from print to digital media or within various formats of digital media. These costs are capitalized when the costs can be directly attributable to a project or title and the title is expected to generate probable future economic benefits. Capitalized costs are amortized upon publication of the title over its estimated useful life of up to six years, with a higher proportion of the amortization typically taken in the earlier years. Amortization expenses for prepublication costs are charged as a component of operating & administration expenses. We periodically evaluate the amortization methods, rates, remaining lives and recoverability of such costs, which are sometimes dependent upon program acceptance by state adoption authorities. In evaluating recoverability, we consider management’s current assessment of the marketplace, industry trends and the projected success of programs.
Property, Plant and Equipment	'
	Property, Plant and Equipment
	Property, plant and equipment are stated at fair value as of December 31, 2013 (Successor) and March 31, 2014 (Successor). Depreciation and amortization are recorded on a straight-line basis, over the assets’ estimated useful lives. Buildings have an estimated useful life, for purposes of depreciation, of forty years. Furniture, fixtures and equipment are depreciated over periods not exceeding ten years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the life of the lease or the life of the assets, whichever is shorter. The Company evaluates the depreciation periods of property, plant and equipment to determine whether events or circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives.
Royalty Advances	'
	Royalty Advances
	Royalty advances are initially capitalized and subsequently expensed as related revenues are earned or when the Company determines future recovery is not probable. The Company has a long history of providing authors with royalty advances, and it tracks each advance earned with respect to the sale of the related publication. Historically, the longer the unearned portion of the advance remains outstanding, the less likely it is that the Company will recover the advance through the sale of the publication, as the related royalties earned are applied first against the remaining unearned portion of the advance. The Company applies this historical experience to its existing outstanding royalty advances to estimate the likelihood of recovery. Additionally, the Company’s editorial staff reviews its portfolio of royalty advances at a minimum quarterly to determine if individual royalty advances are not recoverable for discrete reasons, such as the death of an author prior to completion of a title or titles, a Company decision to not publish a title, poor market demand or other relevant factors that could impact recoverability. Based on this information, the portion of any advance that we believe is not recoverable is expensed.
Deferred Technology Costs	'
	Deferred Technology Costs
	We capitalize certain software development and website implementation costs. Capitalized costs only include incremental, direct costs of materials and services incurred to develop the software after the preliminary project stage is completed, funding has been committed and it is probable that the project will be completed and used to perform the function intended. Incremental costs are expenditures that are out-of-pocket to us and are not part of an allocation or existing expense base. Software development and website implementation costs are expensed as incurred during the preliminary project stage. Capitalized costs are amortized from the year the software is ready for its intended use over its estimated useful life, three to seven years, using the straight-line method. Periodically, we evaluate the amortization methods, remaining lives and recoverability of such costs. Capitalized software development and website implementation costs are included in other non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheets and are presented net of accumulated amortization.
Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (Including Other Intangible Assets)	'
	Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (Including Other Intangible Assets)
	We evaluate long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Upon such an occurrence, recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to current forecasts of undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized equal to the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Long-lived assets held for sale are written down to fair value, less cost to sell. Fair value is determined based on market evidence, discounted cash flows, appraised values or management’s estimates, depending upon the nature of the assets.
Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets	'
	Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
	Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price and related costs over the fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of the Company's acquired brands. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized, but instead are tested for impairment annually during the fourth quarter each year, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. We have three reporting units, Higher Education, Professional and International with goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets that are evaluated for impairment.
	We initially perform a qualitative analysis evaluating whether there are events or circumstances that provide evidence that it is more likely than not that the fair value of any of our reporting units or indefinite-lived intangible assets are less than their carrying amount. If, based on our evaluation we do not believe that it is more likely than not that the fair value of any of our reporting units or indefinite-lived intangible assets are less than their carrying amount, no quantitative impairment test is performed. Conversely, if the results of our qualitative assessment determine that it is more likely than not that the fair value of any of our reporting units or indefinite-lived intangible assets are less than their respective carrying amounts we perform a two-step quantitative impairment test.
	During the first step, the estimated fair value of the reporting units are compared to their carrying value including goodwill and the estimated fair value of the intangible assets is compared to their carrying value. Fair values of the reporting units are estimated using the income approach, which incorporates the use of a discounted free cash flow analysis, and are corroborated using the market approach, which incorporates the use of revenue and earnings multiples based on market data. The discounted free cash flow analyses are based on the current operating budgets and estimated long-term growth projections for each reporting unit. Future cash flows are discounted based on a market comparable weighted average cost of capital rate for each reporting unit, adjusted for market and other risks where appropriate. Fair values of indefinite-lived intangible assets are estimated using avoided royalty discounted free cash flow analyses. Significant judgments inherent in these analyses include the selection of appropriate royalty and discount rates and estimating the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. The discount rates used in the discounted free cash flow analyses reflect the risks inherent in the expected future cash flows generated by the respective intangible assets. The royalty rates used in the discounted free cash flow analyses are based upon an estimate of the royalty rates that a market participant would pay to license the Company's trade names and trademarks.
	If the fair value of the reporting units or indefinite-lived intangible assets are less than their carrying value, a second step is performed which compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets to the carrying value. The fair value of the goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets is determined based on the difference between the fair value of the reporting unit and the net fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of the reporting unit or carrying value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset. If the implied fair value of the goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets is less than the carrying value, the difference is recognized as an impairment charge. Significant judgments inherent in this analysis include estimating the amount and timing of future cash flows and the selection of appropriate discount rates, royalty rate and long-term growth rate assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value for each reporting unit and indefinite-lived intangible asset and for some of the reporting units and indefinite-lived intangible assets could result in an impairment charge, which could be material to our financial position and results of operations.
Foreign Currency Translation	'
	Foreign Currency Translation
	We have operations in many foreign countries. For most international operations, the local currency is the functional currency. For international operations that are determined to be extensions of the U.S. operations, the United States dollar is the functional currency. For local currency operations, assets and liabilities are translated into United States dollars using end-of-period exchange rates, and revenue and expenses are translated into United States dollars using weighted-average exchange rates. Foreign currency translation adjustments are accumulated in a separate component of equity.
Share-Based Compensation	'
	Stock-Based Compensation
	The Company issues stock options and other stock-based compensation to eligible employees, directors and consultants and accounts for these transactions under the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. For equity awards, total compensation cost is based on the grant date fair value. For liability awards, total compensation cost is based on the fair value of the award on the date the award is exercised and delivered. For performance-based options issued, the value of the instrument is measured at the grant date as the fair value of the common stock and expensed over the vesting term when the performance targets are considered probable of being achieved. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense for all awards, on a straight-line basis, over the service period required to earn the award, which is typically the vesting period.
Revenue Recognition	'
	Revenue Recognition
	Revenue is recognized as it is earned when goods are shipped to customers or services are rendered. We consider amounts to be earned once evidence of an arrangement has been obtained, services are performed, fees are fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.
	Arrangements with multiple deliverables
	Revenue relating to products that provide for more than one deliverable is recognized based upon the relative fair value to the customer of each deliverable as each deliverable is provided. Revenue relating to agreements that provide for more than one service is recognized based upon the relative fair value to the customer of each service component as each component is earned. If the fair value to the customer for each service is not objectively determinable, we make our best estimate of the services’ stand-alone selling price and recognize revenue as earned as the services are delivered. Because we determine the basis for allocating consideration to each deliverable primarily on prices experienced from completed sales, over time the portion of consideration allocated to each deliverable in a multiple deliverable arrangement may increase or decrease depending on the most recent selling price of a comparable product or service sold on a stand-alone basis. For example, as the demand for, and prevalence of, digital products increases, we may be required to increase the amount of consideration allocable to digital products included in multiple deliverable arrangements because the fair value of such products or services may increase relative to other products or services bundled in the arrangement. Conversely, in the event that demand for our print products decreases, thereby causing us to experience reduced prices on our print products, we may be required to allocate less consideration to our print products in our arrangements that include multiple deliverables.
	Subscription-based products
	Subscription income is recognized over the related subscription period that the subscription is available and is used by the customer. Subscription revenue received or receivable in advance of the delivery of services or publications is included in deferred revenue. Incremental costs that are directly related to the subscription revenue are deferred and amortized over the subscription period. For the year ended December 31, 2013, no significant changes have been made to the underlying assumptions related to estimates of revenue or the methodologies applied. Included among the underlying assumptions related to our estimates that impact the recognition of subscription income is the period that our subscriptions are accessed by our customers, the extent of our responsibility to provide access to our subscription-based products, and the extent of complementary support services customers demand to access our products.
	Service arrangements
	Revenue relating to arrangements that provide for more than one service is recognized based upon the relative fair value to the customer of each service component as each component is earned. Such arrangements may include digital products bundled with traditional print products, obligations to provide products and services in the future at no additional cost, and periodic training pertinent to products and services previously provided. If the fair value to the customer for each service is not objectively determinable, we make our best estimate of the services’ stand-alone selling price and recognize revenue as earned as the services are delivered. Losses on contracts are recognized in the period in which the loss first becomes foreseeable. Contract losses are measured as the amount that the estimated total costs to complete the contract exceed the estimated total revenues that will be generated by the contract.
Shipping and Handling Costs	'
	Shipping and Handling Costs
	All amounts billed to customers in a sales transaction for shipping and handling are classified as revenue. Shipping and handling costs are also a component of cost of goods sold.
Income Taxes	'
	Income Taxes
	The Company’s operations are subject to United States federal, state and local, and foreign income taxes. In several jurisdictions the Predecessor's operations have historically been included in MHC’s income tax returns, but subsequent to the Founding Transactions the Company (Successor) will file as a member of the of the consolidated group of Georgia Holdings, Inc. In preparing the Predecessor's combined financial statements, the tax provision was determined on a separate return, stand-alone basis.
	We determine the provision for income taxes using the asset and liability approach. Under this approach, deferred income taxes represent the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities.
	Valuation allowances are established when management determines that it is more-likely-than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. Management evaluates the weight of both positive and negative evidence in determining whether a deferred tax asset will be realized. Management will look to a history of losses, future reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, taxable income in carryback years, feasibility of tax planning strategies, and estimated future taxable income. The valuation allowance can also be affected by changes in tax laws and changes to statutory tax rates.
	We prepare and file tax returns based on management’s interpretation of tax laws and regulations. As with all businesses, our tax returns are subject to examination by various taxing authorities. Such examinations may result in future tax assessments based on differences in interpretation of the tax law and regulations. We adjust our estimated uncertain tax positions reserves based on audits by and settlements with various taxing authorities as well as changes in tax laws, regulations, and interpretations. We recognize interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as part of interest expense and operating expenses, respectively.
Contingencies	'
	Contingencies
	We accrue for loss contingencies when both (a) information available prior to issuance of the financial statements indicates that it is probable that a liability had been incurred at the date of the financial statements and (b) the amount of loss can reasonably be estimated. When we accrue for loss contingencies and the reasonable estimate of the loss is within a range, we record its best estimate within the range. We disclose an estimated possible loss or a range of loss when it is at least reasonably possible that a loss may have been incurred. Neither an accrual nor disclosure is required for losses that are deemed remote.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards	'
	Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which supersedes most of the current revenue recognition requirements.  The core principle of the new guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. New disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers are also required. This guidance is effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2017 and early application is not permitted. Entities must adopt the new guidance using one of two retrospective application methods. The Company is currently evaluating the standard to determine the impact of its adoption on the consolidated financial statements.
	In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity, which changes the criteria for determining which disposals can be presented as discontinued operations and modifies the related disclosure requirements. Under the new guidance, a discontinued operation is defined as a disposal of a component or group of components that represents a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on an entity's operations and financial results. The revised guidance is effective for annual fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2014 . Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact the revised guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements.
	In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740), which prescribes that a liability related to an unrecognized tax benefit would be offset against a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward if such settlement is required or expected in the event the uncertain tax position is disallowed. In situations in which a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of a jurisdiction or the tax law of a jurisdiction does not require it, and the Company does not intend to use the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. At the beginning of our 2014 fiscal year, we adopted ASU 2013-11 and it did not have a material impact on our combined consolidated financial statements.

The_Founding_Acquisition_Table

The Founding Acquisition (Tables) (The Founding Acquisition, MHGE Intermediate)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
The Founding Acquisition, MHGE Intermediate	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Schedule of Sources and Uses of Funds in Business Acquisition	'
	The sources and uses of funds in connection with the Founding Transactions are summarized below:
	Sources
	Proceeds from term loan facility	$	785,700
	Proceeds from revolving credit facility	35,000
	Proceeds from Notes	789,096
	Proceeds from equity contributions	950,000
	Total sources	$	2,559,796
	Uses
	Equity purchase price	$	1,739,447
	Transaction fees and expenses	131,339
	Cash to balance sheet	60,156
	Distribution to Parent	628,854
	Total uses	$	2,559,796
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed	'
	The table below summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:
	Cash and equivalents	$	19,633
	Accounts receivable and other current assets	132,750
	Inventory	238,208
	Prepublication costs	109,064
	Property, plant and equipment	106,636
	Identifiable intangible assets	998,007
	Other noncurrent assets	56,226
	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(92,591		)
	Unearned revenue	(39,839		)
	Other current liabilities	(49,767		)
	Deferred income tax liability	(11,568		)
	Other long-term liabilities	(21,980		)
	Noncontrolling interests	(22,225		)
	Goodwill	288,794
	Purchase price	$	1,711,348
Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination	'
		Fair Value				Useful Lives
	Brands	$	283,000			Indefinite
	Customers	140,000				11 - 14 years
	Content	566,007				8 - 14 years
	Technology	9,000				5 years
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information	'
	The following unaudited pro forma results of operations give effect to the Founding Transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2012. This unaudited pro forma financial information should not be relied upon as necessarily being indicative of the historical results that would have been obtained if the Founding Transactions had actually occurred on that date, nor the results of operations in the future.
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
		As reported			Pro forma
	Revenue	$	199,125		$	197,875
	Net income (loss)	(24,706		)	(174,985		)

ALEKS_Acquisition_Tables

ALEKS Acquisition (Tables) (ALEKS Corporation)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
ALEKS Corporation	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed	'
	The table below summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:
	Tangible assets	9,367
	Identifiable intangible assets	58,541
	Unearned revenue	(1,149		)
	Other liabilities	(31,610		)
	Goodwill	68,851
	Purchase price	$	104,000

Area_9_Acquisition_Tables

Area 9 Acquisition (Tables) (Area 9)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Area 9	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed	'
	The table below summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:
	Tangible assets	$	5,390
	Identifiable intangible assets	46,200
	Other liabilities	(6,048		)
	Goodwill	49,658
	Purchase price	$	95,200

Inventories_Tables

Inventories (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Inventory, Current	'
	Inventories consist of the following:
		Successor
		March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	Raw materials	$	1,181		$	1,604
	Work-in-progress	2,790			2,220
	Finished goods	126,539			122,012
		130,510			125,836
	Reserves	(44,840		)	(45,548		)
	Inventories, net	$	85,670		$	80,288

Debt_Tables

Debt (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Debt	'
	As of March 31, 2014 (Successor), long-term debt consisted of the following:
		March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	Term loan facility	$	666,056		$	701,763
	Notes	790,493			790,152
	Less current portion of Long Term Debt	(6,880		)	(8,100		)
	Long Term Debt1	$	1,449,669		$	1,483,815
	1 Long Term Debt balances reflect face value of debt less the unamortized discount.
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt	'
	The scheduled principal payments required under the terms of the Senior Facilities and the Notes as of March 31, 2014 were as follows:
		Successor
		March 31, 2014
	Remainder of 2014	$	5,160
	2015	6,880
	2016	6,880
	2017	6,880
	2018	6,880
	2019 and beyond	1,463,525
		1,496,205
	Less: Current portion	6,880
		$	1,489,325

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis	'
	The following table summarizes assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
		Level 1
		31-Mar-14		31-Dec-13
	Assets
	Equity securities at fair value	$	10,972	$	10,844
	Total assets at fair value	$	10,972	$	10,844

Segment_Reporting_Tables

Segment Reporting (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment	'
	The following tables set forth information about the Company’s operations by its four segments:
		Successor							Predecessor
		Three Months Ended			23-Mar-13				1-Jan-13
		March 31, 2014			to				to
					31-Mar-13				22-Mar-13
	Cash Revenues:
	MHGE Higher Education	$	115,082		$	6,934			$	93,289
	MHGE Professional	23,543			1,913				25,738
	MHGE International	48,137			4,036				54,289
	Total Cash Revenues (1)	186,762			12,883				173,316
	Change in deferred revenue	17,809			—				12,926
	Total Consolidated Revenue	$	204,571		$	12,883			$	186,242
	(1) The elimination of inter-segment revenues was not significant to the revenues of any one segment.
	Segment Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA:
	MHGE Higher Education	$	(2,442	)	$	(1,586	)		$	(6,045	)
	MHGE Professional	2,529			769				2,932
	MHGE International	(11,690		)	(2,264		)		(8,630		)
	MHGE Other	(112		)	413				1,571
	Total Segment Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA	$	(11,715	)	$	(2,668	)		$	(10,172	)
Reconciliation of Segment Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA to Consolidated Statements of Operations	'
	Reconciliation of Segment Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA to the consolidated statements of operations is as follows:
		Successor							Predecessor
		Three Months Ended			23-Mar-13				1-Jan-13
		March 31, 2014			to				to
					31-Mar-13				22-Mar-13
	Total Segment Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA	$	(11,715	)	$	(2,668	)		$	(10,172	)
	Interest (expense) income, net	(44,319		)	(4,405		)		(481		)
	Benefit (provision) for taxes on income	29,092			12,179				1,213
	Depreciation, amortization and plate investment amortization	(40,959		)	(3,729		)		(15,738		)
	Deferred revenue	17,809			—				12,926
	Restructuring charges and headcount reductions	(9,200		)	—				(2,767		)
	Sponsor fees	(875		)	(80		)		—
	Purchase accounting	—			(6,604		)		—
	Transaction costs	(2,565		)	(17,416		)		—
	Acquisition costs	(2,410		)	—				—
	Other	(1,365		)	—				(3,293		)
	Prepublication cash costs	9,220			1,570				14,128
	Net (loss) income	(57,287		)	(21,153		)		(4,184		)
	Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	118			—				631
	Net (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	$	(57,169	)	$	(21,153	)		$	(3,553	)
Schedule of Revenue and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas	'
	The following is a schedule of revenue and long-lived assets by geographic region:
		Revenue (1)										Long-lived Assets (2)
		Successor						Predecessor				Successor
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014			March 23, 2013 to March 31, 2013			January 1, 2013 to March 22, 2013				As of March 31, 2014		As of December 31, 2013
	United States	$	152,491		$	9,207		$	133,097			$	179,411	$	186,203
	International	52,080			3,676			53,145				28,211		39,744
	Total	$	204,571		$	12,883		$	186,242			$	207,622	$	225,947
	-1	Revenues are attributed to a geographic region based on the location of customer.
	-2	Reflects total assets less current assets, goodwill, intangible assets, investments, deferred financing costs and non-current deferred tax assets.

StockBased_Compensation_Tables

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs	'
	Stock-based compensation for the periods presented was as follows:
		Successor				Predecessor
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014		March 23, 2013		1-Jan-13
				to		to
				March 31, 2013		22-Mar-13
	Stock option expense	$	1,387	$	—	$	74
	Restricted stock and unit awards expense	306		17		3,220
	Total stock-based compensation expense	$	1,693	$	17	$	3,294

Restructuring_Tables

Restructuring (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Restructuring and Related Costs	'
	The following table summarizes restructuring information by reporting segment:
		MHGE Higher Education			MHGE Professional		MHGE International			MHGE Other		Total
	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	4,179		$	—	$	3,169		$	—	$	7,348
	Charges:
	Employee severance and other personal benefits	1,128			—		3,904			—		5,032
	Other associated costs	—			—		1,052			—		1,052
	Payments:
	Employee severance and other personal benefits	(1,229		)	—		(1,737		)	—		(2,966		)
	Other associated costs	—			—		(29		)	—		(29		)
	Balance at March 31, 2014	$	4,078		$	—	$	6,359		$	—	$	10,437

Guarantor_Financial_Informatio1

Guarantor Financial Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Condensed Income Statement	'
		Successor
		For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
		MHGE Intermediate					Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Eliminations				MHGE Intermediate (Consolidated)
	Revenue	$	—				$	155,518			$	49,053			$	—			$	204,571
	Cost of goods sold	—					32,031				21,789				—				53,820
	Gross profit	—					123,487				27,264				—				150,751
	Operating expenses
	Operating & administration expenses	875					122,101				46,686				(1,461		)		168,201
	Depreciation	—					4,123				877				—				5,000
	Amortization of intangibles	—					21,403				4,246				—				25,649
	Transaction costs	2,565					—				—				—				2,565
	Total operating expenses	3,440					147,627				51,809				(1,461		)		201,415
	Operating (loss) income	(3,440		)			(24,140		)		(24,545		)		1,461				(50,664		)
	Interest expense (income), net	44,415					—				(96		)		—				44,319
	Equity in (income) loss of subsidiaries	38,406					—				—				(38,406		)		—
	Other (income)	—			—		(8,604		)		—				—				(8,604		)
	(Loss) income from operations before taxes on income	(86,261		)			(15,536		)		(24,449		)		39,867				(86,379		)
	Income tax (benefit) provision	(29,092		)			(3,866		)		(7,628		)		11,494				(29,092		)
	Net (loss) income	(57,169		)			(11,670		)		(16,821		)		28,373				(57,287		)
	Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—					—				118				—				118
	Net (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	$	(57,169	)			$	(11,670	)		$	(16,703	)		$	28,373			$	(57,169	)
	Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	$	(57,169	)			$	(11,670	)		$	(17,475	)		$	28,373			$	(57,941	)
		Successor
		For the Period from March 23, 2013 to March 31, 2013
		MHGE Intermediate				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Eliminations				MHGE Intermediate (Consolidated)
	Revenue	$	—			$	11,240			$	1,643			$	—			$	12,883
	Cost of goods sold	—				7,388				2,855				—				10,243
	Gross profit	—				3,852				(1,212		)		—				2,640
	Operating expenses
	Operating & administration expenses	80				8,339				3,194				(63		)		11,550
	Depreciation	—				430				—				—				430
	Amortization of intangibles	—				1,813				358				—				2,171
	Transaction costs	17,416				—				—				—				17,416
	Total operating expenses	17,496				10,582				3,552				(63		)		31,567
	Operating (loss) income	(17,496		)		(6,730		)		(4,764		)		63				(28,927		)
	Interest expense (income), net	4,407				—				(2		)		—				4,405
	Equity in (income) loss of subsidiaries	11,429				—				—				(11,429		)		—
	(Loss) income from operations before taxes on income	(33,332		)		(6,730		)		(4,762		)		11,492				(33,332		)
	Income tax (benefit) provision	(12,179		)		(2,199		)		(1,286		)		3,485				(12,179		)
	Net (loss) income	(21,153		)		(4,531		)		(3,476		)		8,007				(21,153		)
	Net (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	$	(21,153	)		$	(4,531	)		$	(3,476	)		$	8,007			$	(21,153	)
	Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	$	(21,153	)		$	(4,531	)		$	(3,494	)		$	8,007			$	(21,171	)
		Predecessor
		For the Period from January 1, to March 22, 2013
		MHGE Intermediate (1)				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Eliminations				MHGE Intermediate (Consolidated)
	Revenue	$	—			$	132,283			$	53,959			$	—			$	186,242
	Cost of goods sold	—				31,956				24,293				—				56,249
	Gross profit	—				100,327				29,666				—				129,993
	Operating expenses
	Operating & administration expenses	—				90,949				38,954				(567		)		129,336
	Depreciation	—				2,745				1,129				—				3,874
	Amortization of intangibles	—				1,605				94				—				1,699
	Total operating expenses	—				95,299				40,177				(567		)		134,909
	Operating (loss) income	—				5,028				(10,511		)		567				(4,916		)
	Interest expense (income), net	—				—				481				—				481
	(Loss) income from operations before taxes on income	—				5,028				(10,992		)		567				(5,397		)
	Income tax (benefit) provision	—				(21		)		(1,192		)		—				(1,213		)
	Net (loss) income	—				5,049				(9,800		)		567				(4,184		)
	Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—				—				631				—				631
	Net (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	$	—			$	5,049			$	(9,169	)		$	567			$	(3,553	)
	Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	$	—			$	5,049			$	(10,466	)		$	567			$	(4,850	)
	(1) MHGE Intermediate was created to facilitate the Founding Acquisition and therefore was not a legal entity in periods prior to March 22, 2013.
Condensed Balance Sheet	'
		Successor
		31-Mar-14
		MHGE Intermediate				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Eliminations				MHGE Intermediate (Consolidated)
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and equivalents	$	—			$	240,471			$	76,591			$	(161,177	)		155,885
	Accounts receivable	—				20,648				49,185				—				69,833
	Related party	—				251,034				—				(249,764		)		1,270
	Inventories, net	—				51,959				32,250				1,461				85,670
	Deferred income taxes	—				29,513				5,493				—				35,006
	Prepaid and other current assets	90,473				12,628				21,849				(73,750		)		51,200
	Total current assets	90,473				606,253				185,368				(483,230		)		398,864
	Prepublication costs, net	—				74,368				20,338				—				94,706
	Property, plant and equipment, net	—				83,979				—				—				83,979
	Goodwill	—				217,973				189,707				—				407,680
	Other intangible assets, net	—				944,427				63,432				—				1,007,859
	Investments	1,657,796				55				14,153				(1,657,796		)		14,208
	Deferred income taxes non-current	—				45,668				2,141				—				47,809
	Other non-current assets	70,600				21,064				7,873				—				99,537
	Total assets	$	1,818,869			$	1,993,787			$	483,012			$	(2,141,026	)		$	2,154,642
	LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
	Current liabilities
	Accounts payable	$	161,659			$	86,813			$	12,206			$	(161,177	)		$	99,501
	Accrued royalties	—				2,894				5,965				—				8,859
	Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans	—				22,414				8,390				—				30,804
	Unearned revenue	—				98,771				4,560				—				103,331
	Current portion of long-term debt	6,880				—				—				—				6,880
	Other current liabilities	51,318				68,760				36,056				(875		)		155,259
	Total current liabilities	219,857				279,652				67,177				(162,052		)		404,634
	Long-term debt	1,449,669				—				—				—				1,449,669
	Deferred income taxes	—				50				18,111				—				18,161
	Other non-current liabilities	—				58,331				256,986				(249,764		)		65,553
	Total liabilities	1,669,526				338,033				342,274				(411,816		)		1,938,017
	Commitments and contingencies
	Equity
	Member's equity	292,474				1,654,627				153,168				(1,751,627		)		348,642
	Accumulated deficit	(143,131		)		2,103				(24,520		)		22,417				(143,131		)
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	—				(976		)		(10,005		)		—				(10,981		)
	Total Parent company equity	149,343				1,655,754				118,643				(1,729,210		)		194,530
	Total equity - noncontrolling interests	—				—				22,095				—				22,095
	Total equity	149,343				1,655,754				140,738				(1,729,210		)		216,625
	Total liabilities and equity	$	1,818,869			$	1,993,787			$	483,012			$	(2,141,026	)		$	2,154,642
		Successor
		31-Dec-13
		MHGE Intermediate				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Eliminations				MHGE Intermediate (Consolidated)
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and equivalents	$	—			$	301,985			$	67,429			$	(116,024	)		253,390
	Accounts receivable	—				138,781				86,674				—				225,455
	Related party	—				277,039				—				(249,676		)		27,363
	Inventories, net	—				47,547				31,396				1,345				80,288
	Deferred income taxes	—				29,515				7,891				—				37,406
	Prepaid and other current assets	61,381				19,648				5,905				(61,381		)		25,553
	Total current assets	61,381				814,515				199,295				(425,736		)		649,455
	Prepublication costs, net	—				75,634				20,772				—				96,406
	Property, plant and equipment, net	—				89,531				11,157				—				100,688
	Goodwill	—				268,215				46,060				—				314,275
	Other intangible assets, net	—				930,848				120,869				—				1,051,717
	Investments	1,696,202				8,800				14,805				(1,696,202		)		23,605
	Deferred income taxes non-current	—				26,426				859				(1,454		)		25,831
	Other non-current assets	76,368				21,038				7,815				—				105,221
	Total assets	$	1,833,951			$	2,235,007			$	421,632			$	(2,123,392	)		$	2,367,198
	LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	116,024			$	120,126			$	11,296			$	(116,024	)		$	131,422
Accrued royalties	—				81,216				12,814				—				94,030
Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans	—				63,813				13,582				—				77,395
Unearned revenue	—				116,313				5,460				—				121,773
Current portion of long-term debt	8,100				—				—				—				8,100
Other current liabilities	19,500				86,395				21,486				—				127,381
Total current liabilities	143,624				467,863				64,638				(116,024		)		560,101
Long-term debt	1,483,815				—				—				—				1,483,815
Deferred income taxes	—				1,454				34,588				(1,454		)		34,588
Other non-current liabilities	—				57,947				7,479				—				65,426
Total liabilities	1,627,439				527,264				106,705				(117,478		)		2,143,930
Commitments and contingencies
Equity
Member's equity	292,474				1,694,097				309,336				(1,999,958		)		295,949
Accumulated deficit	(85,962		)		13,773				(7,817		)		(5,956		)		(85,962		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	—				(127		)		(10,082		)		—				(10,209		)
Total Parent company equity	206,512				1,707,743				291,437				(2,005,914		)		199,778
Total equity - noncontrolling interests	—				—				23,490				—				23,490
Total equity	206,512				1,707,743				314,927				(2,005,914		)		223,268
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,833,951			$	2,235,007			$	421,632			$	(2,123,392	)		$	2,367,198
	Successor
	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	MHGE Intermediate				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Eliminations				MHGE Intermediate (Consolidated)
Operating activities
Cash provided by operating activities	$	36,720			$	(54,894	)		$	33,791			$	(45,153	)		$	(29,536	)
Investing activities
Investment in prepublication costs	—				(6,856		)		(2,364		)		—				(9,220		)
Capital expenditures	—				236				(1,104		)		—				(868		)
Acquisitions and investments	—				—				(28,044		)		—				(28,044		)
Proceeds from dispositions	—				—				8,653				—				8,653
Cash used for investing activities	—				(6,620		)		(22,859		)		—				(29,479		)
Financing activities
Payment of term loan	(36,720		)		—				—				—				(36,720		)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	—				—				(169		)		—				(169		)
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(36,720		)		—				(169		)		—				(36,889		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—				—				(1,601		)		—				(1,601		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	—				(61,514		)		9,162				(45,153		)		(97,505		)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	—				301,985				67,429				(116,024		)		253,390
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	$	—			$	240,471			$	76,591			$	(161,177	)		$	155,885
Condensed Cash Flow Statement	'
		Successor
		For the Period from March 23, 2013 to March 31, 2013
		MHGE Intermediate				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Eliminations				MHGE Intermediate (Consolidated)
	Operating activities
	Cash provided by operating activities	$	(1,757,738	)		$	1,668,420			$	106,217			$	(24,084	)		$	(7,185	)
	Investing activities
	Investment in prepublication costs	—				—				(1,570		)		—				(1,570		)
	Acquisitions and investments	—				(1,636,734		)		(102,713		)		—				(1,739,447		)
	Cash used for investing activities	—				(1,636,734		)		(104,283		)		—				(1,741,017		)
	Financing activities
	Borrowings on long-term debt	1,574,796				—				—				—				1,574,796
	Net change in revolving facility	35,000				—				—				—				35,000
	Equity contribution	950,000				—				—				—				950,000
	Payment of acquisition costs on behalf of Parent	(28,672		)		—				—				—				(28,672		)
	Distribution to Parent	(628,854		)		—				—				—				(628,854		)
	Payment of deferred loan acquisition costs	(84,375		)		—				—				—				(84,375		)
	Cash provided by (used for) financing activities	1,817,895				—				—				—				1,817,895
	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—				—				(18		)		—				(18		)
	Net change in cash and cash equivalents	60,157				31,686				1,916				(24,084		)		69,675
	Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	—				(31,684		)		51,317				—				19,633
	Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	$	60,157			$	2			$	53,233			$	(24,084	)		$	89,308
		Predecessor
		For the Period from January 1, 2013 to March 22, 2013
		MHGE Intermediate (1)				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Eliminations				MHGE Intermediate (Consolidated)
	Operating activities
	Cash provided by operating activities	$	—			$	34,293			$	956,718			$	(961,264	)		$	29,747
	Investing activities
	Investment in prepublication costs	—				(11,317		)		(2,811		)		—				(14,128		)
	Capital expenditures	—				(1,818		)		(93		)		—				(1,911		)
	Acquisitions and investments	—				(8,043		)		(25,046		)		—				(33,089		)
	Cash used for investing activities	—				(21,178		)		(27,950		)		—				(49,128		)
	Financing activities
	Net transfers (to) from Parent	—				(50,674		)		(966,500		)		961,264				(55,910		)
	Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	—				—				(1,814		)		—				(1,814		)
	Cash provided by (used for) financing activities	—				(50,674		)		(968,314		)		961,264				(57,724		)
	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—				—				(1,450		)		—				(1,450		)
	Net change in cash and cash equivalents	—				(37,559		)		(40,996		)		—				(78,555		)
	Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	—				5,875				92,313				—				98,188
	Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	$	—			$	(31,684	)		$	51,317			$	—			$	19,633
	(1) MHGE Intermediate was created to facilitate the Founding Acquisition and therefore was not a legal entity in periods prior to March 22, 2013.

Supplemental_Parent_Company_Eq1

Supplemental Parent Company Equity Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Condensed Statement of Stockholders' Equity	'
	Parent Company equity is summarized as follows:
	Successor (In thousands)	Total Parent Company Equity			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Equity
	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	199,778		$	23,490		$	223,268
	Non-controlling interest acquired in the Acquisition	—			(371		)	(371		)
	Comprehensive loss, net of tax	(57,941		)	(855		)	(58,796		)
	Contribution of shares from Georgia Holdings for acquisition and consideration	42,500			—			42,500
	Georgia Holdings shares reserved for acquisition earn out	8,500			—			8,500
	Stock-based compensation	1,693			—			1,693
	Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	—			(169		)	(169		)
	Balance at March 31, 2014	$	194,530		$	22,095		$	216,625
	Predecessor (In thousands)	Total Parent Company Equity			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Equity
	Balance at December 31, 2012	$	649,845		$	24,735		$	674,580
	Non-controlling interest acquired in the Acquisition	(14,672		)	(10,374		)	(25,046		)
	Comprehensive loss, net of tax	(4,850		)	(631		)	(5,481		)
	Net decrease in Parent company investment	(56,418		)	—			(56,418		)
	Stock-based compensation	3,294			—			3,294
	Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	—			(1,814		)	(1,814		)
	Balance at March 22, 2013	$	577,199		$	11,916		$	589,115
	Successor (In thousands)	Total Parent Company Equity			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Equity
	Balance at March 23, 2013	$	—		$	—		$	—
	Non-controlling interest acquired in the Acquisition	—			22,225			22,225
	Comprehensive loss, net of tax	(96,171		)	1,791			(94,380		)
	Distribution to Parent	(628,854		)	—			(628,854		)
	Payment of acquisition costs on behalf of MHE Acquistion, LLC	(28,672		)	—			(28,672		)
	Equity contribution	950,000			—			950,000
	Dividend on restricted stock units	(1,411		)	—			(1,411		)
	Stock-based compensation	4,886			—			4,886
	Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	—			(526		)	(526		)
	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	199,778		$	23,490		$	223,268

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Acco2

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies - Acquisition (Details) (MHE Acquisition, LLC, USD $)	0 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 16, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'
Number of elements acquired	'	2
The Founding Acquisition	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'
Payments to acquire business, cash	'	$2,184,071
The Founding Acquisition, MHGE Intermediate	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'
Payments to acquire business, cash	1,711,348	1,739,447
The Founding Acquisition, MHSE Holdings	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'
Payments to acquire business, cash	'	$472,723

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Acco3

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies - Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) (Successor, USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 23, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Successor	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents	$155,885	$253,390	$89,308	$19,633	$19,633

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Acco4

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies - Concentration of Credit Risk (Details) (Customer Concentration Risk)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
	customer	customer
Sales Revenue, Gross	'	'
Concentration Risk [Line Items]	'	'
Number of customers	1	'
Concentration risk percentage	11.00%	'
Successor | Accounts Receivable, Gross	'	'
Concentration Risk [Line Items]	'	'
Number of customers	3	3
Concentration risk percentage	64.00%	53.00%

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Acco5

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies - Inventories (Details) (Successor, USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Successor	'	'
Inventory [Line Items]	'	'
Inventory valuation reserve	$44,840	$45,548

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Acco6

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies - Prepublication Costs (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Prepublication costs, useful life	'6 years

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Acco7

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies - Deferred Technology Costs (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
	Minimum	Maximum	Successor	Successor
			Other noncurrent assets	Other noncurrent assets
Deferred technology costs:	'	'	'	'
Deferred technology costs, useful life	'3 years	'7 years	'	'
Deferred technology costs, gross	'	'	$20,338	$20,130
Deferred technology costs, accumulated amortization	'	'	$6,971	$5,586

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Acco8

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies - Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Building	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	'40 years
Furniture and Fixtures | Maximum	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	'10 years
Equipment | Maximum	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	'10 years

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Acco9

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies - Goodwill (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
	reporting_unit
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Number of reporting units	3

The_Founding_Transactions_Deta

The Founding Transactions (Details) (USD $)

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 24, 2014

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Senior Notes

Senior Notes

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Nine Point Seven Five Percent First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2021

Nine Point Seven Five Percent First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2021

Revolving Credit Facility

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Senior Notes

Senior Notes

Term Loan Facility

Term Loan Facility

Term Loan Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity

'

'

'

$1,050,000,000

'

'

$810,000,000

'

$240,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt term

'

'

'

'

'6 years

'

'

'5 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amount drawn on revolving credit facility

'

'

35,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt, face amount

'

800,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt, stated interest rate

9.75%

9.75%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Long-term debt

'

'

'

'

'

687,925,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

666,056,000

701,763,000

790,493,000

790,152,000

Equity contribution

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$950,000,000

$950,000,000

$0

'

'

'

'

The_Founding_Acquisition_Narra

The Founding Acquisition - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 22, 2013	Mar. 15, 2013	Mar. 15, 2013	Mar. 15, 2013	Oct. 16, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013
	The Founding Acquisition, MHGE Intermediate	Noncontrolling Interest, Joint Venture In India	Noncontrolling Interest, Joint Venture In India	Noncontrolling Interest, Joint Venture In India	MHE Acquisition, LLC	MHE Acquisition, LLC	MHE Acquisition, LLC
				Additional Paid-in Capital	The Founding Acquisition, MHGE Intermediate	The Founding Acquisition, MHGE Intermediate	The Founding Acquisition, MHGE Intermediate
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Payments to acquire business, cash	'	'	'	'	$1,711,348	$1,739,447	'
Goodwill	'	'	'	'	'	'	288,794
Working capital adjustment	'	'	'	'	28,099	'	'
Deferred income tax liability	'	'	'	'	'	'	11,568
Payments of distributions to parent	628,854	'	'	'	'	628,854	'
Percentage of voting interest acquired	'	'	34.00%	'	'	'	'
Payments to acquired additional interest in subsidiary	'	25,046	'	'	'	'	'
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, excess of the purchase price over the book value	'	'	'	$14,672	'	'	'
Percentage of ownership after transaction	'	'	100.00%	'	'	'	'

The_Founding_Acquisition_Sourc

The Founding Acquisition - Sources and Uses of Fund (Details) (The Founding Acquisition, MHGE Intermediate, USD $)	0 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 16, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'
Distribution to Parent	'	$628,854
MHE Acquisition, LLC	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'
Equity contribution	'	950,000
Equity purchase price	1,711,348	1,739,447
Transaction fees and expenses	'	131,339
Cash to balance sheet	'	60,156
Distribution to Parent	'	628,854
Total uses/source	'	2,559,796
MHE Acquisition, LLC | Line of Credit | Term Loan Facility	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'
Borrowings on long-term debt	'	785,700
MHE Acquisition, LLC | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'
Borrowings on long-term debt	'	35,000
MHE Acquisition, LLC | Senior Notes	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'
Borrowings on long-term debt	'	$789,096

The_Founding_Acquisition_Asset

The Founding Acquisition - Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) (MHE Acquisition, LLC, The Founding Acquisition, MHGE Intermediate, USD $)	Mar. 22, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
MHE Acquisition, LLC | The Founding Acquisition, MHGE Intermediate	'
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Less Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]	'
Cash and equivalents	$19,633
Accounts receivable and other current assets	132,750
Inventory	238,208
Prepublication costs	109,064
Property, plant and equipment	106,636
Identifiable intangible assets	998,007
Other noncurrent assets	56,226
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	-92,591
Unearned revenue	-39,839
Other current liabilities	-49,767
Deferred income tax liability	-11,568
Other long-term liabilities	-21,980
Noncontrolling interests	-22,225
Goodwill	288,794
Purchase price	$1,711,348

The_Founding_Acquisition_Acqui

The Founding Acquisition - Acquired Intangible Assets (Details) (The Founding Acquisition, MHGE Intermediate, USD $)	0 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 22, 2013
Customers | Minimum	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	'11 years
Customers | Maximum	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	'14 years
Content | Minimum	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	'8 years
Content | Maximum	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	'14 years
Technology	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	'5 years
MHE Acquisition, LLC | Customers	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	140,000
MHE Acquisition, LLC | Content	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	566,007
MHE Acquisition, LLC | Technology	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	9,000
MHE Acquisition, LLC | Brands	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired	283,000

The_Founding_Acquisition_Pro_F

The Founding Acquisition - Pro Forma Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]	'
As reported, Revenue	$199,125
As reported, Net income (loss)	-24,706
Pro forma, Revenue	197,875
Pro Forma, Net income (loss)	($174,985)

ALEKS_Acquisition_Assets_Acqui

ALEKS Acquisition - Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) (ALEKS Corporation, USD $)	Aug. 01, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
ALEKS Corporation	'
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]	'
Tangible assets	$9,367
Identifiable intangible assets	58,541
Unearned revenue	-1,149
Other liabilities	-31,610
Goodwill	68,851
Purchase price	$104,000

ALEKS_Acquisition_Narrative_De

ALEKS Acquisition - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	2 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013	Aug. 01, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Aug. 01, 2013
	ALEKS Corporation	ALEKS Corporation	ALEKS Corporation	ALEKS Corporation	ALEKS Corporation	ALEKS Corporation
	MHSE Holdings				Operating and administrative expenses	Other current liabilities
	Reseller agreement with exclusivity provision
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Business acquisition, consideration transferred	'	'	$104,000	'	'	'
Payments to acquire business, cash	'	'	50,000	'	'	'
Business acquisition, liabilities incurred	'	'	'	'	'	54,000
Payments to acquire business, cash held in escrow	'	'	15,000	'	'	'
Working capital adjustment	'	1,422	'	'	'	'
Acquisition related costs	'	'	'	'	2,549	'
Reseller agreement, proceeds from exclusivity fee	25,500	'	'	'	'	'
Reseller agreement, period of revenue recognition	'5 years	'	'	'	'	'
Proceeds from royalties received	12,500	'	'	'	'	'
Royalty proceeds, percent of net sales	15.00%	'	'	'	'	'
Amortization of intangibles	'	'	'	$2,927	'	'
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	'	'	'5 years	'	'	'

Area_9_Acquisition_Narrative_D

Area 9 Acquisition - Narrative (Details) (Area 9, USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 06, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 06, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'
Percentage of voting interest acquired	'	'	80.00%
Business acquisition, consideration transferred	$79,333	'	'
Payments to acquire business, cash	28,044	'	'
Contingent consideration for designated project and deliverable	'	'	9,800
Equity interest in acquiree prior to acquisition, percentage	'	'	20.00%
Equity interest in acquiree prior to acquisition, fair value	15,866	'	'
Consideration transferred, including equity interest in acquired held prior to combination	95,200	'	'
Working capital adjustment period	'120 days	'	'
Amortization of intangibles	'	1,148	'
Successful Project Deliverable	'	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'
Contingent consideration for designated project and deliverable	2,700	'	2,700
Expense Reimbursement	'	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'
Contingent consideration for designated project and deliverable	'	'	5,000
Expense reimbursement period	'4 years	'	'
Other income	'	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'
Gain on fair value adjustment to original stake in company	$7,329	'	'
Minimum	'	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	'4 years	'	'
Maximum	'	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	'7 years	'	'

Area_9_Acquisition_Assets_Acqu

Area 9 Acquisition - Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) (Area 9, USD $)	Feb. 06, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Area 9	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Tangible assets	$5,390
Identifiable intangible assets	46,200
Other liabilities	-6,048
Goodwill	49,658
Purchase price	$95,200

Inventories_Details

Inventories (Details) (Successor, USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Successor	'	'
Inventory [Line Items]	'	'
Raw materials	$1,181	$1,604
Work-in-progress	2,790	2,220
Finished goods	126,539	122,012
Inventory, Gross	130,510	125,836
Reserves	-44,840	-45,548
Inventories, net	$85,670	$80,288

Debt_Schedule_of_LongTerm_Debt

Debt - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Details) (Successor, USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	($6,880)	($8,100)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	1,449,669	1,483,815
Line of Credit	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Long-term Debt	666,056	701,763
Senior Notes	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Long-term Debt	$790,493	$790,152

Debt_Maturity_of_Debt_Details

Debt - Maturity of Debt (Details) (Successor, USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Successor	'
Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]	'
Remainder of 2014	$5,160
2015	6,880
2016	6,880
2017	6,880
2018	6,880
2019 and beyond	1,463,525
Long-term Debt	1,496,205
Current portion of long-term debt	6,880
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	$1,489,325

Debt_Narrative_Details

Debt - Narrative (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 24, 2014

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 24, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 24, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 24, 2014

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 24, 2014

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Senior Notes

Senior Notes

Senior Notes

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Senior Notes

Senior Notes

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Predecessor

Predecessor

Predecessor

Nine Point Seven Five Percent First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2021

Nine Point Seven Five Percent First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2021

Nine Point Seven Five Percent First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2021

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Term Loan Facility

Term Loan Facility

Term Loan Facility

Term Loan Facility

Term Loan Facility

Term Loan Facility

Term Loan Facility

Term Loan Facility

Term Loan Facility

Term Loan Facility

Term Loan Facility

Term Loan Facility

Term Loan Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Nine Point Seven Five Percent First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2021

Nine Point Seven Five Percent First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2021

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Line of Credit

Senior Notes

Senior Notes

Senior Notes

Senior Notes

Line of Credit

Senior Notes

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Nine Point Seven Five Percent First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2021

Nine Point Seven Five Percent First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2021

Credit Suisse AG

Nine Point Seven Five Percent First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2021

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)

Interest Expense

Interest Expense

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG

Interest Expense

Credit Suisse AG

Interest Expense

Interest Expense

Interest Expense

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity

'

'

'

'

$1,050,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$810,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$240,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt term

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'6 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'5 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of credit, current borrowing capacity

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

239,862,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of credit, voluntary, percent of principal

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of credit, voluntary payment, principal

'

'

'

'

'

35,000,000

81,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of credit, periodic payment, principal

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,025,000

'

1,720,000

2,025,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Long-term debt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

687,925,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

666,056,000

701,763,000

'

'

790,493,000

790,152,000

'

'

'

'

'

Variable rate, floor

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1.00%

1.25%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Basis spread on variable rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4.75%

7.75%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of credit, interest rate at period end

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5.75%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt discount percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3.00%

'

'

'

'

'

2.00%

1.36%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt discount, quarterly amortization rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.25%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amortization of debt discount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

135,000

1,353,000

'

'

348,000

2,497,000

'

'

150,000

1,498,000

0

0

0

Discount, annual amortization rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Obligations, percentage of capital stock guaranteed by first-tier foreign subsidiaries

'

'

'

65.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Maximum leverage ratio

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

7

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of credit, covenant, minimum percentage drawn implementing quarterly testing

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

20.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of credit, covenant, percentage drawn

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

20.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt, face amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$800,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt, stated interest rate

'

'

9.75%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

9.75%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Incremental interest rate

'

0.25%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Incremental interest rate, additional increase (decrease) every 90 days

0.25%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Incremental interest rate, maximum

1.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair_Value_Measuerments_Detail

Fair Value Measuerments (Details) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring, Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1	'	'
Assets	'	'
Equity securities at fair value	$10,972	$10,844
Total assets at fair value	$10,972	$10,844

Segment_Reporting_Schedule_of_

Segment Reporting - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 22, 2013

segment

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Predecessor

Predecessor

Predecessor

Predecessor

Predecessor

Operating Segments

Operating Segments

Operating Segments

Operating Segments

Operating Segments

Operating Segments

Operating Segments

Operating Segments

Operating Segments

Operating Segments

Operating Segments

Operating Segments

Change in deferred revenue

Change in deferred revenue

Change in deferred revenue

MHGE Higher Education

MHGE Higher Education

MHGE Professional

MHGE Professional

MHGE International

MHGE International

MHGE Other

MHGE Other

MHGE Higher Education

MHGE Professional

MHGE International

MHGE Other

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Predecessor

Predecessor

Predecessor

Predecessor

Successor

Successor

Predecessor

MHGE Higher Education

MHGE Higher Education

MHGE Professional

MHGE Professional

MHGE International

MHGE International

MHGE Higher Education

MHGE Professional

MHGE International

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of reportable segments

4

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revenue

'

$12,883

$204,571

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$186,242

'

'

'

'

$12,883

$186,762

$6,934

$115,082

$1,913

$23,543

$4,036

$48,137

$173,316

$93,289

$25,738

$54,289

$0

$17,809

$12,926

Total Segment Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA

'

($2,668)

($11,715)

($1,586)

($2,442)

$769

$2,529

($2,264)

($11,690)

$413

($112)

($10,172)

($6,045)

$2,932

($8,630)

$1,571

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment_Reporting_Reconciliati

Segment Reporting - Reconciliation of Operating Profit (loss) from Segments to Consolidated (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 22, 2013
	Successor	Successor	Predecessor
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'	'
Total Segment Post-Plate Adjusted Cash EBITDA	($2,668)	($11,715)	($10,172)
Interest (expense) income, net	-4,405	-44,319	-481
Benefit (provision) for taxes on income	12,179	29,092	1,213
Depreciation, amortization and plate investment amortization	-3,729	-40,959	-15,738
Deferred revenue	0	17,809	12,926
Restructuring charges and headcount reductions	0	-9,200	-2,767
Sponsor fees	-80	-875	0
Purchase accounting	-6,604	0	0
Transaction costs	-17,416	-2,565	0
Acquisition costs	0	-2,410	0
Other	0	-1,365	-3,293
Prepublication cash costs	1,570	9,220	14,128
Net (loss) income	-21,153	-57,287	-4,184
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	118	631
Net (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	($21,153)	($57,169)	($3,553)

Segment_Reporting_Schedule_of_1

Segment Reporting - Schedule of Revenue and Long-Lived Assets by Geographical Areas (Details) (USD $)

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Predecessor

Predecessor

Predecessor

United States

United States

United States

International

International

International

United States

International

Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revenue

$12,883

$204,571

'

$9,207

$152,491

'

$3,676

$52,080

'

$186,242

$133,097

$53,145

Long-Lived Assets

'

$207,622

$225,947

'

$179,411

$186,203

'

$28,211

$39,744

'

'

'

Taxes_on_Income_Narrative_Deta

Taxes on Income Narrative (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
	Successor	Successor	Successor	Predecessor	Other noncurrent assets	Other noncurrent assets
					Successor	Successor
Income Tax [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized tax benefits	'	$1,124	$1,140	'	'	'
Effective tax rate	36.50%	33.70%	'	22.50%	'	'
Penalties and interest accrued	'	2,877	2,685	'	'	'
Indemnification receivable	'	'	'	'	$3,864	$3,688

StockBased_Compensation_Detail

Stock-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 22, 2013
Successor	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]	'	'	'
Restricted stock and unit awards expense	$17	$1,693	'
Compensation costs not yet recognized	'	14,475	'
Compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition	'	'4 years	'
Predecessor	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]	'	'	'
Restricted stock and unit awards expense	'	'	3,294
Stock option expense | Successor	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]	'	'	'
Restricted stock and unit awards expense	0	1,387	'
Stock option expense | Predecessor	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]	'	'	'
Restricted stock and unit awards expense	'	'	74
Restricted stock and unit awards expense | Predecessor	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]	'	'	'
Restricted stock and unit awards expense	$17	$306	$3,220

Restructuring_Restructuring_In

Restructuring - Restructuring Information by Reporting Segment (Details) (USD $)

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Employee Severance

Other Restructuring

MHGE Higher Education

MHGE Higher Education

MHGE Higher Education

MHGE Higher Education

MHGE Professional

MHGE Professional

MHGE Professional

MHGE Professional

MHGE International

MHGE International

MHGE International

MHGE International

MHGE Other

MHGE Other

MHGE Other

MHGE Other

Employee Severance

Other Restructuring

Employee Severance

Other Restructuring

Employee Severance

Other Restructuring

Employee Severance

Other Restructuring

Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]

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Restructuring Reserve

$10,437

$7,348

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$4,078

$4,179

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$0

$0

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$6,359

$3,169

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$0

$0

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Restructuring charges

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5,032

1,052

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1,128

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0

0

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3,904

1,052

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0

0

Payments for restructuring

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-2,966

-29

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-1,229

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0

0

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-1,737

-29

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Restructuring Reserve

$10,437

$7,348

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$4,078

$4,179

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$0

$0

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$6,359

$3,169

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$0

$0

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Restructuring_Narrative_Detail

Restructuring - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 22, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
	Employee Severance	Predecessor	Scenario, Forecast	Scenario, Forecast
		Employee Severance
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Restructuring reserve increase (decrease)	'	($4,871)	'	'
Payments for restructuring	$2,966	'	$3,050	$7,387

Guarantor_Financial_Informatio2

Guarantor Financial Information - Income Statement (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 22, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013
	Successor	Successor	Successor	Successor	Successor	Successor	Successor	Successor	Successor	Successor	Predecessor	Predecessor	Predecessor	Predecessor	Predecessor
			MHGE Intermediate	MHGE Intermediate	Guarantor Subsidiaries	Guarantor Subsidiaries	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	Eliminations	Eliminations		MHGE Intermediate	Guarantor Subsidiaries	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	Eliminations
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue	$12,883	$204,571	$0	$0	$11,240	$155,518	$1,643	$49,053	$0	$0	$186,242	$0	$132,283	$53,959	$0
Cost of goods sold	10,243	53,820	0	0	7,388	32,031	2,855	21,789	0	0	56,249	0	31,956	24,293	0
Gross profit	2,640	150,751	0	0	3,852	123,487	-1,212	27,264	0	0	129,993	0	100,327	29,666	0
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Operating & administration expenses	11,550	168,201	80	875	8,339	122,101	3,194	46,686	-63	-1,461	129,336	0	90,949	38,954	-567
Depreciation	430	5,000	0	0	430	4,123	0	877	0	0	3,874	0	2,745	1,129	0
Amortization of intangibles	2,171	25,649	0	0	1,813	21,403	358	4,246	0	0	1,699	0	1,605	94	0
Transaction costs	17,416	2,565	17,416	2,565	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	'	'	'	'
Total operating expenses	31,567	201,415	17,496	3,440	10,582	147,627	3,552	51,809	-63	-1,461	134,909	0	95,299	40,177	-567
Operating (loss) income	-28,927	-50,664	-17,496	-3,440	-6,730	-24,140	-4,764	-24,545	63	1,461	-4,916	0	5,028	-10,511	567
Interest (expense) income, net	4,405	44,319	4,407	44,415	0	0	-2	-96	0	0	481	0	0	481	0
Equity in (income) loss of subsidiaries	0	0	11,429	38,406	0	0	0	0	-11,429	-38,406	'	'	'	'	'
Other (income)	0	-8,604	'	0	'	-8,604	'	0	'	0	0	'	'	'	'
(Loss) income from operations before taxes on income	-33,332	-86,379	-33,332	-86,261	-6,730	-15,536	-4,762	-24,449	11,492	39,867	-5,397	0	5,028	-10,992	567
Income tax (benefit) provision	-12,179	-29,092	-12,179	-29,092	-2,199	-3,866	-1,286	-7,628	3,485	11,494	-1,213	0	-21	-1,192	0
Net (loss) income	-21,153	-57,287	-21,153	-57,169	-4,531	-11,670	-3,476	-16,821	8,007	28,373	-4,184	0	5,049	-9,800	567
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	118	'	0	'	0	'	118	'	0	631	0	0	631	0
Net (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	-21,153	-57,169	-21,153	-57,169	-4,531	-11,670	-3,476	-16,703	8,007	28,373	-3,553	0	5,049	-9,169	567
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to McGraw-Hill Global Education Intermediate Holdings, LLC	($21,171)	($57,941)	($21,153)	($57,169)	($4,531)	($11,670)	($3,494)	($17,475)	$8,007	$28,373	($4,850)	$0	$5,049	($10,466)	$567

Guarantor_Financial_Informatio3

Guarantor Financial Information - Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 23, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013
Successor	'	'	'	'	'
Current assets	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents	$155,885,000	$253,390,000	$89,308,000	$19,633,000	$19,633,000
Accounts receivable	69,833,000	225,455,000	'	'	'
Related party	1,270,000	27,363,000	'	'	'
Inventories, net	85,670,000	80,288,000	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	35,006,000	37,406,000	'	'	'
Prepaid and other current assets	51,200,000	25,553,000	'	'	'
Total current assets	398,864,000	649,455,000	'	'	'
Prepublication costs, net	94,706,000	96,406,000	'	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, net	83,979,000	100,688,000	'	'	'
Goodwill	407,680,000	314,275,000	'	'	'
Other intangible assets, net	1,007,859,000	1,051,717,000	'	'	'
Investments	14,208,000	23,605,000	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes non-current	47,809,000	25,831,000	'	'	'
Other non-current assets	99,537,000	105,221,000	'	'	'
Total assets	2,154,642,000	2,367,198,000	'	'	'
Current liabilities	'	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	99,501,000	131,422,000	'	'	'
Accrued royalties	8,859,000	94,030,000	'	'	'
Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans	30,804,000	77,395,000	'	'	'
Unearned revenue	103,331,000	121,773,000	'	'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	6,880,000	8,100,000	'	'	'
Other current liabilities	155,259,000	127,381,000	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	404,634,000	560,101,000	'	'	'
Long-term debt	1,449,669,000	1,483,815,000	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	18,161,000	34,588,000	'	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	65,553,000	65,426,000	'	'	'
Total liabilities	1,938,017,000	2,143,930,000	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'	'
Equity	'	'	'	'	'
Member's equity	348,642,000	295,949,000	'	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-143,131,000	-85,962,000	'	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-10,981,000	-10,209,000	'	'	'
Total Parent company equity	194,530,000	199,778,000	'	'	'
Total equity - noncontrolling interests	22,095,000	23,490,000	'	'	'
Total equity	216,625,000	223,268,000	'	0	'
Total liabilities and equity	2,154,642,000	2,367,198,000	'	'	'
MHGE Intermediate | Successor	'	'	'	'	'
Current assets	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents	0	0	60,157,000	0	'
Accounts receivable	0	0	'	'	'
Related party	0	0	'	'	'
Inventories, net	0	0	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	0	0	'	'	'
Prepaid and other current assets	90,473,000	61,381,000	'	'	'
Total current assets	90,473,000	61,381,000	'	'	'
Prepublication costs, net	0	0	'	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0	'	'	'
Goodwill	0	0	'	'	'
Other intangible assets, net	0	0	'	'	'
Investments	1,657,796,000	1,696,202,000	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes non-current	0	0	'	'	'
Other non-current assets	70,600,000	76,368,000	'	'	'
Total assets	1,818,869,000	1,833,951,000	'	'	'
Current liabilities	'	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	161,659,000	116,024,000	'	'	'
Accrued royalties	0	0	'	'	'
Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans	0	0	'	'	'
Unearned revenue	0	0	'	'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	6,880,000	8,100,000	'	'	'
Other current liabilities	51,318,000	19,500,000	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	219,857,000	143,624,000	'	'	'
Long-term debt	1,449,669,000	1,483,815,000	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	0	0	'	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	0	0	'	'	'
Total liabilities	1,669,526,000	1,627,439,000	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'	'
Equity	'	'	'	'	'
Member's equity	292,474,000	292,474,000	'	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-143,131,000	-85,962,000	'	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	0	'	'	'
Total Parent company equity	149,343,000	206,512,000	'	'	'
Total equity - noncontrolling interests	0	0	'	'	'
Total equity	149,343,000	206,512,000	'	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	1,818,869,000	1,833,951,000	'	'	'
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Successor	'	'	'	'	'
Current assets	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents	240,471,000	301,985,000	2,000	-31,684,000	'
Accounts receivable	20,648,000	138,781,000	'	'	'
Related party	251,034,000	277,039,000	'	'	'
Inventories, net	51,959,000	47,547,000	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	29,513,000	29,515,000	'	'	'
Prepaid and other current assets	12,628,000	19,648,000	'	'	'
Total current assets	606,253,000	814,515,000	'	'	'
Prepublication costs, net	74,368,000	75,634,000	'	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, net	83,979,000	89,531,000	'	'	'
Goodwill	217,973,000	268,215,000	'	'	'
Other intangible assets, net	944,427,000	930,848,000	'	'	'
Investments	55,000	8,800,000	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes non-current	45,668,000	26,426,000	'	'	'
Other non-current assets	21,064,000	21,038,000	'	'	'
Total assets	1,993,787,000	2,235,007,000	'	'	'
Current liabilities	'	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	86,813,000	120,126,000	'	'	'
Accrued royalties	2,894,000	81,216,000	'	'	'
Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans	22,414,000	63,813,000	'	'	'
Unearned revenue	98,771,000	116,313,000	'	'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0	'	'	'
Other current liabilities	68,760,000	86,395,000	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	279,652,000	467,863,000	'	'	'
Long-term debt	0	0	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	50,000	1,454,000	'	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	58,331,000	57,947,000	'	'	'
Total liabilities	338,033,000	527,264,000	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'	'
Equity	'	'	'	'	'
Member's equity	1,654,627,000	1,694,097,000	'	'	'
Accumulated deficit	2,103,000	13,773,000	'	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-976,000	-127,000	'	'	'
Total Parent company equity	1,655,754,000	1,707,743,000	'	'	'
Total equity - noncontrolling interests	0	0	'	'	'
Total equity	1,655,754,000	1,707,743,000	'	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	1,993,787,000	2,235,007,000	'	'	'
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Successor	'	'	'	'	'
Current assets	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents	76,591,000	67,429,000	53,233,000	51,317,000	'
Accounts receivable	49,185,000	86,674,000	'	'	'
Related party	0	0	'	'	'
Inventories, net	32,250,000	31,396,000	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	5,493,000	7,891,000	'	'	'
Prepaid and other current assets	21,849,000	5,905,000	'	'	'
Total current assets	185,368,000	199,295,000	'	'	'
Prepublication costs, net	20,338,000	20,772,000	'	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	11,157,000	'	'	'
Goodwill	189,707,000	46,060,000	'	'	'
Other intangible assets, net	63,432,000	120,869,000	'	'	'
Investments	14,153,000	14,805,000	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes non-current	2,141,000	859,000	'	'	'
Other non-current assets	7,873,000	7,815,000	'	'	'
Total assets	483,012,000	421,632,000	'	'	'
Current liabilities	'	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	12,206,000	11,296,000	'	'	'
Accrued royalties	5,965,000	12,814,000	'	'	'
Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans	8,390,000	13,582,000	'	'	'
Unearned revenue	4,560,000	5,460,000	'	'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0	'	'	'
Other current liabilities	36,056,000	21,486,000	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	67,177,000	64,638,000	'	'	'
Long-term debt	0	0	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	18,111,000	34,588,000	'	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	256,986,000	7,479,000	'	'	'
Total liabilities	342,274,000	106,705,000	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'	'
Equity	'	'	'	'	'
Member's equity	153,168,000	309,336,000	'	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-24,520,000	-7,817,000	'	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-10,005,000	-10,082,000	'	'	'
Total Parent company equity	118,643,000	291,437,000	'	'	'
Total equity - noncontrolling interests	22,095,000	23,490,000	'	'	'
Total equity	140,738,000	314,927,000	'	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	483,012,000	421,632,000	'	'	'
Eliminations | Successor	'	'	'	'	'
Current assets	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents	-161,177,000	-116,024,000	-24,084,000	0	'
Accounts receivable	0	0	'	'	'
Related party	-249,764,000	-249,676,000	'	'	'
Inventories, net	1,461,000	1,345,000	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	0	0	'	'	'
Prepaid and other current assets	-73,750,000	-61,381,000	'	'	'
Total current assets	-483,230,000	-425,736,000	'	'	'
Prepublication costs, net	0	0	'	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0	'	'	'
Goodwill	0	0	'	'	'
Other intangible assets, net	0	0	'	'	'
Investments	-1,657,796,000	-1,696,202,000	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes non-current	0	-1,454,000	'	'	'
Other non-current assets	0	0	'	'	'
Total assets	-2,141,026,000	-2,123,392,000	'	'	'
Current liabilities	'	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	-161,177,000	-116,024,000	'	'	'
Accrued royalties	0	0	'	'	'
Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans	0	0	'	'	'
Unearned revenue	0	0	'	'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0	'	'	'
Other current liabilities	-875,000	0	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	-162,052,000	-116,024,000	'	'	'
Long-term debt	0	0	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	0	-1,454,000	'	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	-249,764,000	0	'	'	'
Total liabilities	-411,816,000	-117,478,000	'	'	'
Commitments and contingencies	'	'	'	'	'
Equity	'	'	'	'	'
Member's equity	-1,751,627,000	-1,999,958,000	'	'	'
Accumulated deficit	22,417,000	-5,956,000	'	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	0	'	'	'
Total Parent company equity	-1,729,210,000	-2,005,914,000	'	'	'
Total equity - noncontrolling interests	0	0	'	'	'
Total equity	-1,729,210,000	-2,005,914,000	'	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	-2,141,026,000	-2,123,392,000	'	'	'
Senior Notes | Nine Point Seven Five Percent First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2021	'	'	'	'	'
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Debt, face amount	'	'	'	'	$800,000,000

Guarantor_Financial_Informatio4

Guarantor Financial Information - Cash Flow (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 22, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013
	Successor	Successor	Successor	Successor	Successor	Successor	Successor	Successor	Successor	Successor	Successor	Predecessor	Predecessor	Predecessor	Predecessor	Predecessor
				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	Eliminations	Eliminations	MHGE Intermediate	MHGE Intermediate	Guarantor Subsidiaries	Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	Eliminations	MHGE Intermediate	Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating activities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash provided by operating activities	($7,185)	'	($29,536)	$106,217	$33,791	($24,084)	($45,153)	($1,757,738)	$36,720	$1,668,420	($54,894)	$29,747	$956,718	($961,264)	$0	$34,293
Investing activities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investment in prepublication costs	-1,570	'	-9,220	-1,570	-2,364	0	0	0	0	0	-6,856	-14,128	-2,811	0	0	-11,317
Capital expenditures	0	'	-868	'	-1,104	'	0	'	0	'	236	-1,911	-93	0	0	-1,818
Acquisitions	-1,739,447	'	-28,044	-102,713	-28,044	0	0	0	0	-1,636,734	0	-33,089	-25,046	0	0	-8,043
Proceeds from dispositions	0	'	8,653	'	8,653	'	0	'	0	'	0	0	'	'	'	'
Cash used for investing activities	-1,741,017	'	-29,479	-104,283	-22,859	0	0	0	0	-1,636,734	-6,620	-49,128	-27,950	0	0	-21,178
Financing activities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Payment of term loan	0	'	-36,720	'	0	'	0	'	-36,720	'	0	0	'	'	'	'
Net change in revolving facility	35,000	'	0	0	'	0	'	35,000	'	0	'	0	'	'	'	'
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	0	'	-169	'	-169	'	0	'	0	'	0	-1,814	-1,814	0	0	0
Borrowings on long-term debt	1,574,796	'	0	0	'	0	'	1,574,796	'	0	'	0	'	'	'	'
Equity contribution	950,000	950,000	0	0	'	0	'	950,000	'	0	'	0	'	'	'	'
Payment of acquisition costs on behalf of Parent	-28,672	'	0	0	'	0	'	-28,672	'	0	'	0	'	'	'	'
Distribution to Parent	-628,854	'	0	0	'	0	'	-628,854	'	0	'	0	'	'	'	'
Payment of deferred loan acquisition costs	-84,375	'	0	0	'	0	'	-84,375	'	0	'	0	'	'	'	'
Net transfers (to) from Parent	0	'	0	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-55,910	-966,500	961,264	0	-50,674
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities	1,817,895	'	-36,889	0	-169	0	0	1,817,895	-36,720	0	0	-57,724	-968,314	961,264	0	-50,674
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-18	'	-1,601	-18	-1,601	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1,450	-1,450	0	0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	69,675	'	-97,505	1,916	9,162	-24,084	-45,153	60,157	0	31,686	-61,514	-78,555	-40,996	0	0	-37,559
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	19,633	19,633	253,390	51,317	67,429	0	-116,024	0	0	-31,684	301,985	98,188	92,313	0	0	5,875
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	$89,308	'	$155,885	$53,233	$76,591	($24,084)	($161,177)	$60,157	$0	$2	$240,471	$19,633	$51,317	$0	$0	($31,684)

Transactions_with_Sponsors_Det

Transactions with Sponsors (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 22, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014
	Successor	Successor	MHGE Holdings	MHGE Holdings	MHGE Holdings	MHGE Holdings	MHGE Holdings
			Apollo Management VII, L. P.	Apollo Management VII, L. P.	Apollo Management VII, L. P.	Successor	Successor
				Services for Structuring the Founding Transactions	Financial Advisory Services	Apollo Management VII, L. P.	Apollo Management VII, L. P.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Annual management fee	'	'	$3,500,000	'	'	'	'
Sponsor fees	80,000	875,000	'	'	'	80,000	875,000
Expenses from transactions with related party	'	'	'	$25,000,000	'	'	'
Related party transaction rate	'	'	'	'	1.00%	'	'

Related_Party_Transactions_Det

Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 22, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Employees	Prepaid and other current assets	Successor	Successor	Successor	Successor	Predecessor	Predecessor	ALEKS Corporation
	Employee Loans	Employees			MHC	MHC		MHC	MHSE Holdings
	employee	Employee Loans			Service Charges and Allocations and Transaction Services	Service Charges and Allocations and Transaction Services		Service Charges and Allocations and Transaction Services	Reseller agreement with exclusivity provision
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of employees	2	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Due from employees	$175	$175	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Expenses from transactions with related party	'	'	'	'	851	1,170	'	7,661	'
Payment of acquisition costs on behalf of Parent	'	'	28,672	0	'	'	0	'	'
Reseller agreement, proceeds from exclusivity fee	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	25,500
Reseller agreement, period of revenue recognition	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'5 years
Proceeds from royalties received	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$12,500
Royalty proceeds, percent of net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	15.00%

Supplemental_Parent_Company_Eq2

Supplemental Parent Company Equity Information (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 22, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Predecessor

Predecessor

Predecessor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Successor

Total Parent Company Equity

Noncontrolling Interest

Georgia Holdings

Total Parent Company Equity

Total Parent Company Equity

Total Parent Company Equity

Noncontrolling Interest

Noncontrolling Interest

Noncontrolling Interest

Georgia Holdings

Georgia Holdings

Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Beginning of period

$674,580

$649,845

$24,735

$223,268

$0

'

$199,778

$0

'

$23,490

$0

'

Non-controlling interest acquired in the Acquisition

-25,046

-14,672

-10,374

-371

22,225

'

0

0

'

-371

22,225

'

Comprehensive loss, net of tax

-5,481

-4,850

-631

-58,796

-94,380

'

-57,941

-96,171

'

-855

1,791

'

Contribution of shares from Georgia Holdings for acquisition and consideration

'

'

'

'

'

42,500

'

'

42,500

'

'

0

Georgia Holdings shares reserved for acquisition earn out

'

'

'

'

'

8,500

'

'

8,500

'

'

0

Net decrease in Parent company investment

-56,418

-56,418

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Distribution to Parent

'

'

'

'

-628,854

'

'

-628,854

'

'

0

'

Payment of acquisition costs on behalf of MHE Acquistion, LLC

'

'

'

'

-28,672

'

'

-28,672

'

'

0

'

Equity contribution

'

'

'

'

950,000

'

'

950,000

'

'

0

'

Dividend on restricted stock units

'

'

'

'

-1,411

'

'

-1,411

'

'

0

'

Stock-based compensation

3,294

3,294

0

1,693

4,886

'

1,693

4,886

'

0

0

'

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

-1,814

0

-1,814

-169

-526

'

0

0

'

-169

-526

'

End of period

$589,115

$577,199

$11,916

$216,625

$223,268

'

$194,530

$199,778

'

$22,095

$23,490

'