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Special Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019 | Feb. 29, 2020 | May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | $ 3.3 | $ (0.1) | $ 8.5 | $ 11.8 | $ 1.3
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  |  | 1.9 | 1.9 |
Severance costs |  |  |  | 8.1 |
Payments made during the period |  |  |  | (5.8) |
Balance, end of period | 4.2 |  |  | 4.2 |
Fiscal 2020 Actions |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Severance costs |  |  |  | 8.2 |
Payments made during the period |  |  |  | (4.2) |
Balance, end of period | 4.0 |  |  | 4.0 |
Fiscal 2019 Actions |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  |  | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Severance costs |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Payments made during the period |  |  |  | (1.2) |
Balance, end of period | 0.2 |  |  | 0.2 |
Fiscal 2018 Actions |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  |  | $ 0.6 | 0.6 |
Severance costs |  |  |  | (0.2) |
Payments made during the period |  |  |  | (0.4) |
Balance, end of period | 0.0 |  |  | 0.0 |
Severance and employee-related costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 2.4 | 0.0 |  | 8.1 | (0.8)
Other restructuring costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | $ 0.9 | $ (0.1) |  | $ 3.7 | $ 2.1

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