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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of total weighted average asset allocations - U.K. [Member] - Pension Plans [Member] | May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019
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Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |
Weighted average asset allocations | 100.00% | 100.00%
Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |
Weighted average asset allocations | 28.60% | 35.00%
Cash and cash equivalents [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |
Weighted average asset allocations | 2.20% | 3.00%
Liability Driven Instruments [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |
Weighted average asset allocations | 48.00% | 38.00%
Real Estate [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |
Weighted average asset allocations | 6.10% | 7.00%
Other Securities [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |
Weighted average asset allocations | 15.10% | 17.00%

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