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Debt (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended									9 Months Ended
	Dec. 05, 2012	Feb. 28, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility	May 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility	Feb. 28, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility	Feb. 28, 2014 Standby Letter Of Credit	Feb. 28, 2014 Loan Agreement	Feb. 28, 2014 Unsecured Debt	May 31, 2013 Unsecured Debt	Feb. 28, 2013 Unsecured Debt	Feb. 28, 2014 Unsecured Debt	Feb. 28, 2014 Secured Debt [Member]	Feb. 28, 2014 Loan Agreement Federal Funds Rate [Member]	Feb. 28, 2014 Loan Agreement Eurodollar [Member]	Feb. 28, 2014 Loan Agreement Eurodollar [Member] Minimum	Feb. 28, 2014 Loan Agreement Base Rate [Member] Minimum	Feb. 28, 2014 Loan Agreement Base Rate [Member] Maximum	Feb. 28, 2014 Loan Agreement London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Minimum	Feb. 28, 2014 Loan Agreement London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Maximum
Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent		70.40%	(312.80%)
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity		$ 425.0	$ 425.0
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Dec. 05, 2017
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate														0.50%	1.00%	0.18%	0.18%	0.60%	1.18%	1.60%
Line of Credit Facility, Fee Percentage Range Minimum		0.20%	0.20%
Line of Credit Facility Fee Percentage Range Maximum		0.40%	0.40%
Line Of Credit Facility Fee Percentage		0.20%	0.20%
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding				175.0	0	0
Standby Letters of Credit		1.0	1.0				5.7	0.4
Credit Lines Available												14.7	34.3
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period												365 days	364 days
Credit Lines Borrowed Amount									$ 4.7	$ 2.0	$ 1.8

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