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Net Sales and Long Lived Assets by Regions (Detail) - USD ($) $ 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
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | $ 1,458,962 | $ 1,173,976 | $ 1,401,292 | $ 1,472,764 | $ 1,601,401 | $ 1,140,630 | $ 1,362,531 | $ 1,459,989 | $ 5,506,994 | [1] | $ 5,564,551 | [1] | $ 5,321,643 | [1]
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 3,176,631 |  |  |  | 2,888,355 |  |  |  | 3,176,631 |  | 2,888,355 |  | 2,778,994 |
Domestic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,788,223 |  | 3,676,504 |  | 3,432,034 |
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 2,146,333 |  |  |  | 1,859,628 |  |  |  | 2,146,333 |  | 1,859,628 |  | 1,807,046 |
Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,718,771 |  | 1,888,047 |  | 1,889,609 |
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 1,030,298 |  |  |  | 1,028,727 |  |  |  | 1,030,298 |  | 1,028,727 |  | 971,948 |
Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 356,453 |  | 390,199 |  | 365,349 |
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 224,177 |  |  |  | 242,582 |  |  |  | 224,177 |  | 242,582 |  | 139,259 |
Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 936,098 |  | 1,029,024 |  | 1,040,418 |
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 358,511 |  |  |  | 343,501 |  |  |  | 358,511 |  | 343,501 |  | 361,317 |
Foreign | United Kingdom |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 252,185 |  |  |  | 217,414 |  |  |  | 252,185 |  | 217,414 |  | 230,071 |
Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 209,807 |  | 219,044 |  | 227,207 |
Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 152,264 |  | 177,868 |  | 176,547 |
Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64,149 |  | 71,912 |  | 80,088 |
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | $ 195,425 |  |  |  | $ 225,230 |  |  |  | 195,425 |  | 225,230 |  | 241,301 |
Operating Segments | CPG Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,880,105 |  | 1,899,744 |  | 1,837,280 |
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Domestic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,068,552 |  | 1,003,227 |  | 938,062 |
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 811,553 |  | 896,517 |  | 899,218 |
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 159,986 |  | 181,089 |  | 166,600 |
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 418,249 |  | 477,761 |  | 485,583 |
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 151,099 |  | 155,039 |  | 160,010 |
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73,629 |  | 81,895 |  | 82,856 |
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,590 |  | 733 |  | 4,169 |
Operating Segments | PCG Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,080,701 |  | 1,136,119 |  | 1,088,606 |
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Domestic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 656,162 |  | 667,402 |  | 628,177 |
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 424,539 |  | 468,717 |  | 460,429 |
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71,689 |  | 82,897 |  | 83,607 |
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 247,904 |  | 251,600 |  | 241,639 |
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,471 |  | 34,588 |  | 37,849 |
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,622 |  | 36,498 |  | 29,856 |
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,853 |  | 63,134 |  | 67,478 |
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,945,220 |  | 1,858,453 |  | 1,722,220 |
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Domestic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,573,966 |  | 1,462,446 |  | 1,325,509 |
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 371,254 |  | 396,007 |  | 396,711 |
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 116,424 |  | 117,305 |  | 106,460 |
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 195,783 |  | 213,466 |  | 221,484 |
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,909 |  | 28,020 |  | 27,834 |
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,432 |  | 29,171 |  | 32,492 |
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,706 |  | 8,045 |  | 8,441 |
Operating Segments | SPG Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600,968 |  | 670,235 |  | 673,537 |
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Domestic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 489,543 |  | 543,429 |  | 540,286 |
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 111,425 |  | 126,806 |  | 133,251 |
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,354 |  | 8,908 |  | 8,682 |
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74,162 |  | 86,197 |  | 91,712 |
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,328 |  | 1,397 |  | 1,514 |
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 27,581 |  | $ 30,304 |  | $ 31,343 |
[1] | It is not practicable to obtain the information needed to disclose revenues attributable to each of our product lines.
[2] | Long-lived assets include all non-current assets, excluding non-current deferred income taxes.

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