Information On Business Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Sales by Reporting Segments

Net sales by business segment are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions of dollars)	2013		2012		2013		2012
ACCO Brands North America	$	286.9	$	279.8	$	475.9	$	416.5
ACCO Brands International	116.1		113.9		242.3		224.5
Computer Products Group	37.2		45.0		74.0		86.6
Net sales	$	440.2	$	438.7	$	792.2	$	727.6

Schedule of Operating Income by Reporting Segment

Operating income (loss) by business segment is as follows ^(a):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions of dollars)	2013			2012			2013			2012
ACCO Brands North America	$	33.7		$	13.6		$	25.5		$	10.1
ACCO Brands International	10.5			9.0			14.5			17.2
Computer Products Group	2.9			10.0			5.7			17.5
Segment operating income	47.1			32.6			45.7			44.8
Corporate	(9.2		)	(21.0		)	(17.0		)	(29.2		)
Operating income	37.9			11.6			28.7			15.6
Interest expense, net	13.5			32.8			29.2			51.9
Equity in earnings of joint ventures	(1.3		)	(1.2		)	(2.6		)	(2.7		)
Other expense, net	9.6			61.3			9.5			61.1
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax	$	16.1		$	(81.3	)	$	(7.4	)	$	(94.7	)

(a) Operating income as presented in the segment table above is defined as i) net sales; ii) less cost of products sold; iii) less advertising, selling, general and administrative expenses; iv) less amortization of intangibles; and v) less restructuring charges.