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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2016 | May 31, 2015 | May 31, 2014
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Unrecognized prior service credit | $ 0 |  |
Percentage of federal subsidy to sponsors of retiree health care benefit plans | 28.00% |  |
Cumulative reduction of its accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation | $ 3,100,000 | $ 3,000,000 | $ 3,100,000
Expected long-term return on plan assets | 4.70% |  |
Settlement |  | 4,300,000 |
Defined benefit plans tax expense recognized in AOCI | $ 1,800,000 | (2,500,000) | (5,000,000)
Estimated employer contributions in 2015 | 1,200,000 |  |
Employer contributions to defined contribution plan | 6,800,000 | 7,900,000 | $ 7,500,000
Annuities [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of annuities | $ 5,500,000 | $ 6,100,000 |
Pension Plans [Member] |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected long-term return on plan assets | 4.70% | 5.40% | 7.50%
Settlement | $ 0 | $ 14,400,000 |
Estimated net loss to be recognized over next twelve months | $ 1,800,000 |  |
Other Postretirement Benefits [Member] |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected long-term return on plan assets | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00%
Settlement | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Estimated net loss to be recognized over next twelve months | 2,400,000 |  |
Change in Accounting Method Accounted for as Change in Estimate [Member] | Pension Plans [Member] |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Interest and Service Cost | 0 |  |
Change in Accounting Method Accounted for as Change in Estimate [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits [Member] |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Interest and Service Cost | $ 0 |  |

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- Definition Amount after tax of cost (credit) due to benefit changes attributable to plan participants' prior service pursuant to a plan amendment or a plan initiation, which has not yet been recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Prior Service Cost -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49177896 + Details
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- Definition An assumption as to the rate of return on plan assets reflecting the average rate of earnings expected on the funds invested or to be invested to provide for the benefits included in the benefit obligation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6512046 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (k)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=58740216&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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- Definition The amount of decrease that relates to an irrevocable action that relieves the employer (or the plan) of primary responsibility for a benefit obligation and eliminates significant risks related to the obligation and the assets used to effect the settlement. Examples of transactions that constitute a settlement include (a) making lump-sum cash payments to plan participants in exchange for their rights to receive specified benefits and (b) purchasing nonparticipating annuity contracts. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 30 -Section 15 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7577095&loc=d3e8001-114927 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a)(10) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=58740216&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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