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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Jan. 24, 2020 | Sep. 23, 2019 | Aug. 31, 2020 | Sep. 23, 2020 | May 31, 2020 | Aug. 31, 2019 | Jan. 05, 2017 | Jun. 01, 2007
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Standby letters of credit |  |  | $ 4,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  | 219,900,000 |  | $ 218,500,000 | $ 13,000,000.0 |  |
Lines of credit and current portion of long-term debt |  |  | 19,900,000 |  | 7,900,000 | 13,000,000.0 |  |
UK Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  | 2,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  | 11,400,000 |  | 10,600,000 | 0 |  |
UK Long-term Debt | Forecast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
UK Long-term Debt | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 6,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 8,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
UK Long-term Debt | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  | 1.77% | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |
UK Long-term Debt | Base Rate | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) | 1.77% |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 375,000,000.0 | $ 425,000,000.0
Starter basket for permitted payments of dividends and other capital stock payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 275,000,000.0 | $ 75,000,000.0
Facility fee (percentage) |  |  | 0.20% |  |  |  |  |
Increase in borrwoing capacity available under accordion feature |  |  | $ 150,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Standby letters of credit |  |  | $ 400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility fee (percentage) |  |  | 0.20% |  |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility fee (percentage) |  |  | 0.40% |  |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Federal Funds Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Eurodollar |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  |  | 0.175% |  |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Base Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  |  | 0.175% |  |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Base Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  |  | 0.60% |  |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  |  | 1.175% |  |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  |  | 1.60% |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt | Domestic Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 25,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Standby letters of credit |  |  | 3,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Short-term debt |  |  | $ 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Expiration period (in days) |  |  | 365 days |  |  |  |  |
Available credit |  |  | $ 21,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 30,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Expiration period (in days) |  |  | 364 days |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  | $ 8,500,000 |  | $ 7,900,000 | 13,000,000.0 |  |
Available credit |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21,700,000 |  |
Weighted average interest rate (percentage) |  |  | 4.20% |  | 4.60% | 4.10% |  |
Lines of credit and current portion of long-term debt |  |  |  |  | $ 7,900,000 | $ 13,000,000.0 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | 2007 Loan Agreement | Letter of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 50,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | 2007 Loan Agreement | Swingline Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 15,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |

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