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Service Revenue (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2025
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Summary of PEO Pass-Through Costs Netted in Revenue | PEO pass-through costs netted within the PEO and Insurance Solutions revenue were as follows:
|  | For the three months ended |  |  | For the nine months ended |
|  | February 28, |  |  | February 29, |  |  | February 28, |  |  | February 29, |
In millions |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Payroll wages and payroll taxes |  | $ |  | 7,783.0 |  |  | $ |  | 7,317.0 |  |  | $ |  | 21,836.6 |  |  | $ |  | 20,378.5 |
State unemployment insurance (included in payroll wages and payroll taxes) |  | $ |  | 81.5 |  |  | $ |  | 78.0 |  |  | $ |  | 127.9 |  |  | $ |  | 116.3 |
Guaranteed cost benefit plans |  | $ |  | 172.6 |  |  | $ |  | 165.6 |  |  | $ |  | 505.9 |  |  | $ |  | 499.4 |
Summary of Changes in Deferred Revenue Related to Material Rights Performance Obligations | Changes in deferred revenue related to material rights that exceed one year were as follows:
|  | For the three months ended |  |  | For the nine months ended |
|  | February 28, |  |  | February 29, |  |  | February 28, |  |  | February 29, |
In millions |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ |  | 74.0 |  |  | $ |  | 69.8 |  |  | $ |  | 74.9 |  |  | $ |  | 62.0 |
Deferral of revenue |  |  |  | 11.5 |  |  |  |  | 12.4 |  |  |  |  | 29.1 |  |  |  |  | 36.3 |
Recognition of unearned revenue |  |  |  | (9.9 | ) |  |  |  | (8.9 | ) |  |  |  | (28.4 | ) |  |  |  | (25.0 | )
Balance, end of period |  | $ |  | 75.6 |  |  | $ |  | 73.3 |  |  | $ |  | 75.6 |  |  | $ |  | 73.3 |
Summary of Deferred Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction |
In millions |  | Estimated |
Year ending May 31, |  | recognition of unearned revenue |
2025 |  | $ |  | 9.4 |
2026 |  |  |  | 32.1 |
Thereafter |  |  |  | 34.1 |
Total recognition of unearned revenue |  | $ |  | 75.6 |
Summary of Changes in Deferred Costs to Obtain and Fulfill Contracts | Changes in deferred costs to obtain and fulfill contracts were as follows:
Costs to obtain contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | For the three months ended |  |  | For the nine months ended |
|  | February 28, |  |  | February 29, |  |  | February 28, |  |  | February 29, |
In millions |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ |  | 600.7 |  |  | $ |  | 605.0 |  |  | $ |  | 609.4 |  |  | $ |  | 597.5 |
Capitalization of costs |  |  |  | 59.0 |  |  |  |  | 53.7 |  |  |  |  | 154.2 |  |  |  |  | 163.1 |
Amortization |  |  |  | (52.6 | ) |  |  |  | (51.6 | ) |  |  |  | (156.5 | ) |  |  |  | (153.5 | )
Balance, end of period |  | $ |  | 607.1 |  |  | $ |  | 607.1 |  |  | $ |  | 607.1 |  |  | $ |  | 607.1 |
Costs to fulfill contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | For the three months ended |  |  | For the nine months ended |
|  | February 28, |  |  | February 29, |  |  | February 28, |  |  | February 29, |
In millions |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ |  | 75.8 |  |  | $ |  | 75.8 |  |  | $ |  | 76.6 |  |  | $ |  | 75.3 |
Capitalization of costs |  |  |  | 6.9 |  |  |  |  | 7.5 |  |  |  |  | 19.5 |  |  |  |  | 21.2 |
Amortization |  |  |  | (6.7 | ) |  |  |  | (6.7 | ) |  |  |  | (20.1 | ) |  |  |  | (19.9 | )
Balance, end of period |  | $ |  | 76.0 |  |  | $ |  | 76.6 |  |  | $ |  | 76.0 |  |  | $ |  | 76.6 |

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