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Net Sales and Long Lived Assets by Regions (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | $ 6,707,728 | $ 6,106,288 | $ 5,506,994
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 3,536,983 | 3,444,161 | 3,176,631
Domestic |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 4,640,248 | 4,161,069 | 3,788,223
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 2,533,568 | 2,325,365 | 2,146,333
Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 2,067,480 | 1,945,219 | 1,718,771
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 1,003,415 | 1,118,796 | 1,030,298
Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 493,258 | 440,656 | 356,453
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 223,793 | 235,810 | 224,177
Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 1,066,173 | 1,062,888 | 936,098
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 324,001 | 394,168 | 358,511
Foreign | United Kingdom |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 259,956 | 290,078 | 252,185
Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 264,639 | 218,664 | 209,807
Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 159,687 | 154,079 | 152,264
Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 83,723 | 68,932 | 64,149
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 195,665 | 198,740 | 195,425
Operating Segments | CPG Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 2,486,486 | 2,076,565 | 1,880,105
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Domestic |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 1,423,473 | 1,135,341 | 1,068,552
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 1,063,013 | 941,224 | 811,553
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 265,933 | 208,289 | 159,986
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 509,891 | 481,244 | 418,249
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 203,135 | 159,197 | 151,099
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 83,989 | 79,413 | 73,629
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 65 | 13,081 | 8,590
Operating Segments | PCG Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 1,188,379 | 1,028,456 | 1,080,701
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Domestic |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 739,731 | 611,808 | 656,162
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 448,648 | 416,648 | 424,539
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 76,085 | 69,754 | 71,689
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 235,678 | 242,102 | 247,904
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 29,792 | 26,283 | 32,471
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 23,435 | 22,658 | 24,622
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 83,658 | 55,851 | 47,853
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 2,242,047 | 2,295,277 | 1,945,220
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Domestic |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 1,829,384 | 1,832,826 | 1,573,966
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 412,663 | 462,451 | 371,254
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 144,032 | 153,631 | 116,424
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 221,280 | 257,372 | 195,783
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 29,940 | 31,358 | 24,909
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 17,411 | 20,090 | 26,432
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  | 7,706
Operating Segments | SPG Segments |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 790,816 | 705,990 | 600,968
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Domestic |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 647,660 | 581,094 | 489,543
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 143,156 | 124,896 | 111,425
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 7,208 | 8,982 | 8,354
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 99,324 | 82,170 | 74,162
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 1,772 | 1,826 | 1,328
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | $ 34,852 | $ 31,918 | $ 27,581
[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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