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Contingencies and Accrued Losses - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Jul. 15, 2025 | Jan. 28, 2025 | Jan. 21, 2025 | Dec. 27, 2023 | Nov. 15, 2023 | Dec. 10, 2021 | May 31, 2025 | May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2023 | Apr. 17, 2025 | Jan. 14, 2025 | Nov. 30, 2024 | Sep. 27, 2024 | Aug. 31, 2024 | Nov. 30, 2023
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
New jury awarded damages value to distributor |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued losses |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 36,701 | $ 32,518 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,150,537 | 2,113,585 | $ 1,956,040 |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on business interruption insurance recovery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,100 | $ 20,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on Business Interruption Insurance Recovery, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Selling, general and administrative expense | Selling, general and administrative expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial proposed penalty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,200 |  |  |  |
Subsidiary's Appeal, Including Available Contractual Arguments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Attorney's fees and costs awarding the distributor |  |  | $ 4,600 |  | $ 4,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued losses |  |  |  | $ 4,400 |  |  | $ 4,500 |  |  | $ 4,500 |  | $ 4,400 |  |  | $ 10,400
Accrual payments |  |  |  | $ 6,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, trial commencement date |  |  |  |  |  |  | Sep. 17, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, compensatory and punitive damages |  | $ 110,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 190,000 |  |
Loss contingency, reduction of compensatory and punitive damages award |  | $ 79,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of prejudgment interest on damages awarded |  | 9.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary's Appeal, Including Available Contractual Arguments | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Attorney's fees and costs awarding the distributor | $ 2,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary's Appeal, Including Available Contractual Arguments | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500 |
Subsidiary's Appeal, Including Available Contractual Arguments | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 152,300 |
Judicial Ruling |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,700 | $ 4,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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