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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of targeted weighted average asset allocations - U.K. [Member] - Pension Plans [Member] | May 31, 2019
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Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Allocations [Abstract] |
Targeted asset allocation | 100.00%
Equity Securities [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Allocations [Abstract] |
Targeted asset allocation | 35.00%
Debt and Cash Equivalent Investments [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Allocations [Abstract] |
Targeted asset allocation | 3.00%
Liability Driven Instruments [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Allocations [Abstract] |
Targeted asset allocation | 55.00%
Real estate and other [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Allocations [Abstract] |
Targeted asset allocation | 7.00%

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