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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, 2024 | May 31, 2023 | May 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | $ 7,335,277 | $ 7,256,414 | $ 6,707,728
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 3,657,673 | 3,582,366 | 3,536,983
Domestic |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 5,185,617 | 5,191,928 | 4,640,248
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 2,591,282 | 2,551,717 | 2,533,568
Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 2,149,660 | 2,064,486 | 2,067,480
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 1,066,391 | 1,030,649 | 1,003,415
Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 526,325 | 512,182 | 493,258
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 238,027 | 244,182 | 223,793
Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 1,027,313 | 996,754 | 1,066,173
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 383,320 | 357,359 | 324,001
Foreign | United Kingdom |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 241,788 | 245,411 | 259,956
Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 322,781 | 291,503 | 264,639
Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 169,606 | 173,983 | 159,687
Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 103,635 | 90,064 | 83,723
Long-Lived Assets | [2] | 203,256 | 183,697 | 195,665
Operating Segments | CPG Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 2,702,466 | 2,508,805 | 2,402,497
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Domestic |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 1,695,403 | 1,572,060 | 1,423,473
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 1,007,063 | 936,745 | 979,024
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 265,287 | 243,608 | 265,933
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 483,318 | 469,064 | 509,891
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 258,458 | 224,073 | 203,135
Operating Segments | CPG Segment | Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] |  |  | 65
Operating Segments | PCG Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 1,462,460 | 1,433,634 | 1,272,368
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Domestic |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 875,713 | 861,190 | 739,731
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 586,747 | 572,444 | 532,637
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 90,801 | 85,812 | 76,085
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 231,009 | 233,872 | 235,678
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 36,675 | 39,395 | 29,792
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 124,627 | 123,301 | 107,424
Operating Segments | PCG Segment | Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 103,635 | 90,064 | 83,658
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 2,457,949 | 2,514,770 | 2,242,047
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Domestic |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 2,014,689 | 2,078,519 | 1,829,384
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 443,260 | 436,251 | 412,663
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 165,222 | 178,678 | 144,032
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 233,280 | 212,558 | 221,280
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 25,072 | 26,315 | 29,940
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 19,686 | 18,700 | 17,411
Operating Segments | SPG Segments |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 712,402 | 799,205 | 790,816
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Domestic |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 599,812 | 680,159 | 647,660
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 112,590 | 119,046 | 143,156
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 5,015 | 4,084 | 7,208
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 79,706 | 81,260 | 99,324
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | 2,576 | 1,720 | 1,772
Operating Segments | SPG Segments | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [1] | $ 25,293 | $ 31,982 | $ 34,852
[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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