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Revenues - Deferred Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Aug. 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Aug. 31, 2021
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Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred revenue | $ 182.6 | $ 172.8 | $ 125.5
Book fairs incentive credits |  |  |
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred revenue | 84.4 | 100.1 | 52.4
Magazines+ subscriptions |  |  |
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred revenue | 24.7 | 4.5 | 21.7
U.S. digital subscriptions |  |  |
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred revenue | 23.8 | 19.5 | 21.8
U.S. Education-related |  |  |
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred revenue | 16.5 | 13.6 | 10.6
Media-related |  |  |
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred revenue | 15.6 | 15.8 | 5.6
Stored value cards |  |  |
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred revenue | 9.3 | 9.4 | 3.9
Other |  |  |
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred revenue | $ 8.3 | $ 9.9 | $ 9.5

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