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Other Financial Data (Details) - Schedule of Other Financial Data Other Than Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	May. 31, 2015	May. 31, 2014	May. 31, 2013
Schedule of Other Financial Data Other Than Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Advertising expense	$ 129.7	$ 123.4	$ 135.8
Prepublication and production costs	51.7	57.4	61.5
Amortization of prepublication and production costs	30.4	32.9	26.6
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss)	0.1	(1.0)	(0.5)
Purchases related to contractual commitments for minimum print quantities	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0

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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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