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Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Schedule of non-financial assets measured and recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2016 | May 31, 2015 | May 31, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment, Goodwill | [1] | $ 0.0 | $ 5.4 |
Additions due to acquisition |  | 2.4 | 0.8 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | $ 0.0
Impairment, Property, plant and equipment, net |  | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6
Goodwill |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Impairment, Goodwill |  |  | 5.4 | 13.4
Prepublication assets |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Impairment, Prepublication assets |  | 6.9 | 2.9 | 5.7
Intangible assets |  | 1.9 |  |
Impairment, Intangible assets |  | 0.0 |  |
Investments |  |  |  | 0.0
Impairment, Investments |  |  |  | 5.8
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Investments [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Additions due to acquisition |  |  |  | 1.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Additions due to acquisition |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Goodwill [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Additions due to acquisition |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Prepublication Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Additions due to acquisition |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Other Intangible Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Additions due to acquisition |  | 2.4 |  |
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Goodwill |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Prepublication assets |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Intangible assets |  | 0.0 |  |
Investments |  |  |  | 0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Goodwill |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Prepublication assets |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Intangible assets |  | 0.0 |  |
Investments |  |  |  | 0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Goodwill |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Prepublication assets |  | 0.0 | $ 0.0 | 0.0
Intangible assets |  | $ 2.4 |  |
Investments |  |  |  | $ 0.0
[1] | In fiscal 2015, the Company recognized an impairment of $5.4 of goodwill associated with a reporting unit within the former Media, Licensing and Advertising segment now included in the Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution segment.

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