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Earnings per Share - Basic Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2020 | Feb. 29, 2020 | Nov. 30, 2019 | Aug. 31, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Feb. 28, 2019 | Nov. 30, 2018 | Aug. 31, 2018 | May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019 | May 31, 2018
Basic Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations | $ 144,585 | $ 234,520 | $ 246,443 | $ 250,812 | $ 226,171 | $ 200,923 | $ 242,994 | $ 212,547 | $ 876,360 | $ 882,635 | $ 783,932
Less: income from continuing operations allocated to participating securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,158 | 9,568 | 11,794
Income from continuing operations available to common shareholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 868,202 | $ 873,067 | $ 772,138
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (shares) | 103,758 | 104,245 | 103,959 | 103,543 | 105,018 | 105,080 | 106,475 | 106,835 | 103,816 | 106,080 | 106,593
Basic earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations (dollars per share) | $ 1.38 | $ 2.23 | $ 2.35 | $ 2.40 | $ 2.13 | $ 1.89 | $ 2.25 | $ 1.96 | $ 8.36 | $ 8.23 | $ 7.24

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