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Pension Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2015 | Aug. 31, 2014 | May. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Service cost | $ 9,600 |  |
Interest cost | 6,100 |  |
Reduction of service cost | (200) |  |
Reduction of interest cost | (1,400) |  |
Increase in income from continuing operations | 1,600 |  |
Increase in net income | $ 1,100 |  |
Increase in basic and diluted earnings per share | $ 0.01 |  |
Pension Benefits, U.S. Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected reduction to net periodic benefit expense | $ (5,400) |  |
Service cost | 8,202 | $ 7,564 |
Interest cost | 4,499 | 5,002 |
Contribution to retirement plans in current fiscal year |  |  | $ 31,900
Contribution to retirement plans in the current remaining fiscal year | 31,900 |  |
Pension Benefits, Non-U.S. Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected reduction to net periodic benefit expense | (1,000) |  |
Service cost | 1,067 | 1,231 |
Interest cost | 1,323 | $ 1,891 |
Contribution to retirement plans in current fiscal year |  |  | $ 5,700
Contribution to retirement plans in the current remaining fiscal year | $ 5,700 |  |

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- Definition Amount of the employer's best estimate of contributions expected to be paid to the plan in the current fiscal period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=58740216&loc=d3e2709-114920 + Details
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