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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of targeted weighted average asset allocations	12 Months Ended
	May. 31, 2015
U.S. Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Targeted asset allocation	100.00%
U.S. Pension Plan [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Targeted asset allocation	30.00%
U.S. Pension Plan [Member] | Debt and cash equivalent [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Targeted asset allocation	70.00%
U.S. Pension Plan [Member] | Real estate and other [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Targeted asset allocation	0.00%
UK Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Targeted asset allocation	100.00%
UK Pension Plan [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Targeted asset allocation	40.00%
UK Pension Plan [Member] | Debt and cash equivalent [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Targeted asset allocation	30.00%
UK Pension Plan [Member] | Real estate and other [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Targeted asset allocation	30.00%

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Target allocation of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification



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