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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2013 United States Pension Plan [Member] | Aug. 31, 2013 United Kingdom Pension Plan [Member] | May 31, 2014 Pension Plans [Member]
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Pension Contributions | $ 1.7 | $ 0.3 | $ 8.3

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- Definition The amount of cash or cash equivalents contributed by the entity to fund its pension plans. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 25 -Subparagraph (g) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3536-108585 + Details
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