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Income Taxes and Other Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016
Income Tax And Non Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Annualized effective income tax rate (percentage)		40.10%
Effective income tax rate (percentage)	56.60%	14.20%
Unrecognized tax benefits recognized due to settlement with the Internal Revenue Service		$ 4.5

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Effective Income Tax Rate, Annualized, Percent

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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