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Debt (Details) - USD ($) |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 24, 2020 | Sep. 23, 2019 | Jan. 05, 2017 | May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019 | Jun. 01, 2007
Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000.0 |  |
Outstanding borrowings |  |  |  | 0 | $ 0 |
Remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 21.1 |  |
Maximum [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of debt instrument |  |  |  | 365 days |  |
Loan Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Spread on base rate advances |  |  |  | 0.175% |  |
Spread on Eurodollar rate advances |  |  |  | 1.175% |  |
Facility fee |  |  |  | 0.20% |  |
Standby letters of credit |  |  |  | $ 400,000 |  |
Loan Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility fee |  |  |  | 0.20% |  |
Loan Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility fee |  |  |  | 0.40% |  |
Loan Agreement [Member] | Federal Funds Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |
Loan Agreement [Member] | Eurodollar [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |
Loan Agreement [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  | 0.175% |  |  |
Loan Agreement [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  | 0.60% |  |  |
Loan Agreement [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  | 1.175% |  |  |
Loan Agreement [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  | 1.60% |  |  |
Standby Letter Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Standby letters of credit |  |  |  | $ 4,300,000 |  |
Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Standby letters of credit |  |  |  | 3,900,000 |  |
Line of Credit [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  |  |  | 25,400,000 |  |
Outstanding borrowings |  |  |  | 7,900,000 | $ 7,300,000 |
Remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 17,500,000 |  |
Weighted average interest rate |  |  |  | 4.60% | 4.10% |
Line of Credit [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of debt instrument |  |  |  | 364 days |  |
UK Long-term Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  | $ 2.0 |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  |  |  | $ 2.5 |  |
UK Long-term Debt [Member] | Base Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  | 1.77% |  | 0.10% |  |
UK Long-term Debt [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 6.6 |  |  |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 8.1 |  |
UK Long-term Debt [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Base Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate | 1.77% |  |  | 0.10% |  |
2007 Loan Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 425,000,000.0
Starter basket for permitted payments of dividends and other capital stock payments |  |  |  |  |  | $ 75,000,000.0
Loan Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 375,000,000.0 |  |  |
Starter basket for permitted payments of dividends and other capital stock payments |  |  | $ 275,000,000.0 |  |  |
Available increase in borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000.0 |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  | 200,000,000.0 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 2007 Loan Agreement [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  |  |  | 50,000,000.0 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 2007 Loan Agreement [Member] | Swingline Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000.0 |  |

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