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Segment Information - Net Sales and Long Lived Assets by Regions (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2023 | May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | $ 7,256,414 | $ 6,707,728 | $ 6,106,288
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 3,582,366 | 3,536,983 | 3,444,161
Domestic |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 5,191,928 | 4,640,248 | 4,161,069
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 2,551,717 | 2,533,568 | 2,325,365
Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 2,064,486 | 2,067,480 | 1,945,219
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 1,030,649 | 1,003,415 | 1,118,796
Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 512,182 | 493,258 | 440,656
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 244,182 | 223,793 | 235,810
Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 996,754 | 1,066,173 | 1,062,888
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 357,359 | 324,001 | 394,168
Foreign | United Kingdom |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 245,411 | 259,956 | 290,078
Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 291,503 | 264,639 | 218,664
Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 173,983 | 159,687 | 154,079
Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 90,064 | 83,723 | 68,932
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 183,697 | 195,665 | 198,740
Operating Segments | CPG Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 2,608,872 | 2,486,486 | 2,076,565
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Domestic |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 1,572,060 | 1,423,473 | 1,135,341
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 1,036,812 | 1,063,013 | 941,224
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 243,608 | 265,933 | 208,289
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 469,064 | 509,891 | 481,244
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 224,073 | 203,135 | 159,197
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 100,067 | 83,989 | 79,413
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  | 65 | 13,081
Operating Segments | PCG Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 1,333,567 | 1,188,379 | 1,028,456
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Domestic |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 861,190 | 739,731 | 611,808
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 472,377 | 448,648 | 416,648
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 85,812 | 76,085 | 69,754
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 233,872 | 235,678 | 242,102
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 39,395 | 29,792 | 26,283
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 23,234 | 23,435 | 22,658
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 90,064 | 83,658 | 55,851
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 2,514,770 | 2,242,047 | 2,295,277
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Domestic |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 2,078,519 | 1,829,384 | 1,832,826
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 436,251 | 412,663 | 462,451
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 178,678 | 144,032 | 153,631
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 212,558 | 221,280 | 257,372
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 26,315 | 29,940 | 31,358
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 18,700 | 17,411 | 20,090
Operating Segments | SPG Segments |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 799,205 | 790,816 | 705,990
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Domestic |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 680,159 | 647,660 | 581,094
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 119,046 | 143,156 | 124,896
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 4,084 | 7,208 | 8,982
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 81,260 | 99,324 | 82,170
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 1,720 | 1,772 | 1,826
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | $ 31,982 | $ 34,852 | $ 31,918
[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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