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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of total weighted average asset allocations | May 31, 2016 | May 31, 2015
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Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |
Weighted average asset allocations | 100.00% | 100.00%
Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |
Weighted average asset allocations | 29.80% | 29.20%
Debt Securities [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |
Weighted average asset allocations | 63.00% | 64.60%
Real Estate [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |
Weighted average asset allocations | 1.30% | 1.30%
Other Securities [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |
Weighted average asset allocations | 5.90% | 4.90%

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