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Debt - Narrative (Details) |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 60 Months Ended |  |
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Feb. 28, 2023 | Oct. 27, 2021 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Oct. 27, 2026 | May 31, 2024 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | $ 231,100,000 |  |  |
Debt |  |  | 231,100,000 |  | $ 6,000,000.0 | $ 5,900,000
Standby letters of credit |  |  | 4,000,000.0 |  |  |
Domestic Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Standby letters of credit |  |  | 3,600,000 |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Debt |  |  | 225,000,000.0 |  | 0 | 0
Standby letters of credit |  |  | $ 400,000 |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate (percentage) |  |  | 6.80% |  |  |
Loan Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 300,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Consolidated net leverage ratio, maximum |  | 2.75 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  |  |  | 5 years |  |
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 |  |  |  |
Commitment fee percentage |  |  | 0.20% |  |  |
Increase in borrowing capacity available under accordion feature |  | $ 150,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee percentage |  | 0.20% |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee percentage |  | 0.30% |  |  |  |
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 | Base Rate | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  |  | 0.35% |  |  |
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% |  |  |  |  |
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% |  |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  |  | 1.35% |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Term SOFR |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Interim Production Financing |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Film Related Obligations, Long-Term and Short-Term, Combines Amount |  |  | $ 34,100,000 |  |  |
Interim Production Financing | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  |  | 0.75% |  |  |
Interim Production Financing | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |
Interim Production Financing | Prime Rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  |  | 0.75% |  |  |
Interim Production Financing | Euro LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |
Unsecured Debt | Domestic Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 10,000,000.0 |  |  |
Short-term debt |  |  | $ 0 |  | 0 | 0
Expiration period (in days) |  |  | 365 days |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 6,400,000 |  |  |
Unsecured Debt | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  |  | 14,000,000.0 |  |  |
Debt |  |  | $ 6,100,000 |  | $ 6,000,000.0 | $ 5,900,000
Expiration period (in days) |  |  | 364 days |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate (percentage) |  |  | 4.30% |  | 4.50% | 4.40%
Remaining borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 7,900,000 |  |  |
Secured Debt | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate |  |  | 7.80% |  |  |

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