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Treasury Stock (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2016

Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]

Tabular Disclosure of an Entity's Treasury Stock

The table below represents the current Board authorization:

	Amount
July 2015	50.0
Less repurchases made under the authorization as of November 30, 2016	(10.5		)
Remaining Board authorization at November 30, 2016	$	39.5

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's treasury stock including amount authorized by an entity's board of directors, the number of shares repurchased and the remaining maximum dollar value of shares available for repurchase under the program

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