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Revenues - Deferred Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2023
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Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total contract liabilities | $ 167.6 | $ 169.1
Book fairs incentive credits |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total contract liabilities | 114.2 | 110.8
Magazines+ subscriptions |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total contract liabilities | 4.6 | 5.0
U.S. digital subscriptions |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total contract liabilities | 15.6 | 22.8
U.S. education related |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total contract liabilities | 10.1 | 9.8
Stored value programs |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total contract liabilities | 16.7 | 12.4
Other |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total contract liabilities | $ 6.4 | $ 8.3

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