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Debt (Details) - Schedule of debt - USD ($) | May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020
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Debt Instrument, Carrying Value [Abstract] |  |
Total debt | $ 190,200,000 | $ 218,500,000
Less lines of credit and current portion of long-term debt, Carrying Value | (182,900,000) | (7,900,000)
Total long-term debt, Carrying Value | 7,300,000 | 210,600,000
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair value of debt | 190,200,000 | 218,500,000
Less lines of credit and current portion of long-term debt, Fair Value | (182,900,000) | (7,900,000)
Total long-term debt, Fair Value | $ 7,300,000 | $ 210,600,000
Line of Credit |  |
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 4.70% | 4.60%
UK Long-term Debt |  |
Debt Instrument, Carrying Value [Abstract] |  |
Total debt | $ 2.8 | $ 10,600,000
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair value of debt | 7,300,000 | 10,600,000
Outstanding on loan | 7,300,000 |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |
Debt Instrument, Carrying Value [Abstract] |  |
Total debt | 175,000,000.0 | 200,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair value of debt | 175,000,000.0 | 200,000,000.0
Line of Credit |  |
Debt Instrument, Carrying Value [Abstract] |  |
Total debt | 7,900,000 | 7,900,000
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair value of debt | 7,900,000 | $ 7,900,000
Line of Credit | UK Long-term Debt |  |
Debt Instrument, Carrying Value [Abstract] |  |
Total debt | $ 4.5 |

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- Definition Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120520924&loc=SL6031897-161870 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120400017&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 4: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120398452&loc=d3e534808-122878 + Details
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