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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of changes in fair value level 3 assets - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2016 | May 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |
Beginning Balance | $ 6.1 | $ 6.2
Actual Return on Plan Assets: |  |
Relating to assets still held at year-end | 0.0 | 0.7
Relating to assets sold during the year | 0.0 | 0.0
Purchases, sales and settlements, net | (0.3) | (0.3)
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 | 0.0 | 0.0
Foreign currency translation | (0.3) | (0.5)
Ending Balance | $ 5.5 | $ 6.1

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