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Subsequent Events (Details) $ / shares in Units, £ in Millions, $ in Millions |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 01, 2023 GBP (£) | May 31, 2023 USD ($) | Nov. 22, 2022 USD ($) | Jul. 21, 2023 USD ($) | May 31, 2023 USD ($) | May 31, 2022 USD ($) | May 31, 2021 USD ($) | Jul. 19, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total current Board authorizations |  | $ 148.8 |  |  | $ 148.8 |  |  |
Remaining authorized repurchase amount |  | 21.6 |  |  | 21.6 |  |  |
Share repurchases |  | $ (127.2) | $ (23.3) |  | $ (135.1) | $ (33.4) | $ 0.0 |
Make Believe Ideas Limited (MBI) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Additional Interest in Subsidiaries | £ | £ 1.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total current Board authorizations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100.0
Current authorized amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 119.2
Remaining authorized repurchase amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21.6
Share repurchases |  |  |  | $ (2.4) |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Class A Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dividends declared (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.20
Subsequent Event | Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.20

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