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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of expected future benefit payments $ in Millions | May 31, 2017 USD ($)
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Other Postretirement Benefits [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] |
2017 | $ 2.3
2018 | 2.3
2019 | 2.3
2020 | 2.3
2021 | 2.2
2022-2026 | 10.6
Medicare Subsidy Receipts |
2017 | 0.2
2018 | 0.2
2019 | 0.3
2020 | 0.3
2021 | 0.3
2022-2026 | 1.3
U.S. [Member] | Pension Plans [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] |
2017 | 127.8
2018 | 0.0
2019 | 0.0
2020 | 0.0
2021 | 0.0
2022-2026 | 0.0
U.K. [Member] | Pension Plans [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] |
2017 | 0.8
2018 | 1.0
2019 | 0.9
2020 | 1.0
2021 | 1.3
2022-2026 | $ 7.3

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