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Segment Information - Schedule of segment reporting information (Details)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2016
USD ($)
segment
Nov. 30, 2015
USD ($)
May 31, 2016
USD ($)
May 31, 2015
USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Number of reportable segments | segment     3      
Revenues $ 623.1 $ 601.8 $ 905.8 $ 793.0    
Bad debt expense 4.8 4.3 7.7 5.8    
Depreciation and amortization 15.5 [1] 17.6 [2] 30.8 [1] 34.9 [1]    
Segment operating income (loss) 111.4 105.1 48.3 25.6    
Segment assets 1,907.1 1,822.6 1,907.1 1,822.6    
Goodwill 116.2 116.2 116.2 116.2 $ 116.2 $ 116.3
Expenditures for long-lived assets including royalty advances 23.1 22.0 62.9 40.2    
Long-lived assets 681.2 681.1 $ 681.2 681.1    
Children's Book Publishing and Distribution            
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Number of operating segments | segment     3      
Revenues 432.5 413.7 $ 570.3 481.4    
Bad debt expense 1.9 2.1 3.2 2.5    
Depreciation and amortization 5.7 [1] 7.2 [2] 11.3 [1] 14.4 [1]    
Segment operating income (loss) 121.1 110.4 84.9 54.4    
Segment assets 552.1 510.4 552.1 510.4    
Goodwill 40.9 40.9 40.9 40.9    
Expenditures for long-lived assets including royalty advances 11.4 10.5 37.3 20.3    
Long-lived assets 142.4 144.1 $ 142.4 144.1    
Education            
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Number of operating segments | segment     2      
Revenues 71.1 72.4 $ 126.3 122.8    
Bad debt expense 0.6 1.2 0.5 1.2    
Depreciation and amortization 2.1 [1] 3.4 [2] 4.1 [1] 6.7 [1]    
Segment operating income (loss) 8.7 10.4 4.3 6.1    
Segment assets 164.5 162.7 164.5 162.7    
Goodwill 65.4 65.4 65.4 65.4    
Expenditures for long-lived assets including royalty advances 2.4 1.8 5.0 3.5    
Long-lived assets 83.0 88.8 83.0 88.8    
Overhead            
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Revenues [2] 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0    
Bad debt expense [2] 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0    
Depreciation and amortization [1],[2] 5.7 4.9 11.4 9.7    
Segment operating income (loss) [2] (34.9) (27.2) (61.3) (43.7)    
Segment assets [2] 918.5 878.0 918.5 878.0    
Goodwill [2] 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0    
Expenditures for long-lived assets including royalty advances [2] 6.1 3.5 14.6 8.2    
Long-lived assets [2] 389.5 378.5 389.5 378.5    
Total Domestic            
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Revenues 503.6 486.1 696.6 604.2    
Bad debt expense 2.5 3.3 3.7 3.7    
Depreciation and amortization 13.5 [1] 15.5 [2] 26.8 [1] 30.8 [1]    
Segment operating income (loss) 94.9 93.6 27.9 16.8    
Segment assets 1,635.1 1,551.1 1,635.1 1,551.1    
Goodwill 106.3 106.3 106.3 106.3    
Expenditures for long-lived assets including royalty advances 19.9 15.8 56.9 32.0    
Long-lived assets 614.9 611.4 $ 614.9 611.4    
International            
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Number of operating segments | segment     3      
Revenues 119.5 115.7 $ 209.2 188.8    
Bad debt expense 2.3 1.0 4.0 2.1    
Depreciation and amortization 2.0 [1] 2.1 [2] 4.0 [1] 4.1 [1]    
Segment operating income (loss) 16.5 11.5 20.4 8.8    
Segment assets 272.0 271.5 272.0 271.5    
Goodwill 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9    
Expenditures for long-lived assets including royalty advances 3.2 6.2 6.0 8.2    
Long-lived assets $ 66.3 $ 69.7 $ 66.3 $ 69.7    
[1] Includes depreciation of property, plant and equipment and amortization of intangible assets and prepublication and production costs.
[2] Overhead includes all domestic corporate amounts not allocated to segments, including expenses and costs related to the management of corporate assets. Unallocated assets are principally comprised of deferred income taxes and property, plant and equipment related to the Company’s headquarters in the metropolitan New York area, its fulfillment and distribution facilities located in Missouri and its facility located in Connecticut.