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Debt - Narrative (Details) £ in Millions |  |  | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($) | Oct. 27, 2021 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($) | May 31, 2022 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 23, 2019 GBP (£)
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt | $ 5,200,000 |  | $ 5,200,000 | $ 6,500,000 | $ 13,700,000 |
Standby letters of credit | 4,100,000 |  | 4,100,000 |  |  |
Domestic Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Standby letters of credit | 3,700,000 |  | 3,700,000 |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Debt | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standby letters of credit | $ 400,000 |  | $ 400,000 |  |  |
Loan Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 300,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Commitment fee percentage |  |  | 0.20% |  |  |
Consolidated net leverage ratio, maximum |  | 2.75 |  |  |  |
Increase in borrowing capacity available under accordion feature |  | $ 150,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee percentage |  | 0.20% |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee percentage |  | 0.30% |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Swingline Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 15,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 50,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Eurodollar |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  |  | 0.35% |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Base Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  | 0.35% |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Base Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  | 0.75% |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Federal Funds Rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) | 0.10% |  | 1.35% |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) | 1.35% |  |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) | 1.75% |  |  |  |  |
UK Loan |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | 0 | 6,900,000 |
Short-term debt |  |  |  |  | 2,700,000 |
Face amount of debt | £ |  |  |  |  |  | £ 2.0
UK Loan | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term debt |  |  |  |  | 4,200,000 |
Unsecured Debt | Domestic Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity | 10,000,000.0 |  | 10,000,000.0 |  |  |
Short-term debt | 0 |  | $ 0 | 0 | 0 |
Expiration period (in days) |  |  | 365 days |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity | 6,300,000 |  | $ 6,300,000 |  |  |
Unsecured Debt | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity | 24,300,000 |  | 24,300,000 |  |  |
Debt | $ 5,200,000 |  | $ 5,200,000 | $ 6,500,000 | $ 6,800,000 |
Expiration period (in days) |  |  | 364 days |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate (percentage) | 5.00% |  | 5.00% | 5.40% | 5.10% |
Remaining borrowing capacity | $ 19,100,000 |  | $ 19,100,000 |  |  |

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