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Debt - Narrative (Details)	Feb. 28, 2023	Oct. 27, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 27, 2026	May 31, 2024 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($)
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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
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Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 300,000,000.0
Consolidated net leverage ratio, maximum		2.75
Debt Instrument, Term				5 years
Loan Agreement \| Swingline Facility
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Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 15,000,000.0
Loan Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
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Increase in borrowing capacity available under accordion feature		$ 150,000,000.0
Loan Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
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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
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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
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Variable rate (percentage)	1.75%
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Variable rate (percentage)			1.35%
Loan Agreement \| Term SOFR
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Variable rate (percentage)		1.00%
Interim Production Financing
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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
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Variable rate (percentage)			3.00%
Interim Production Financing \| Prime Rate
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Variable rate (percentage)			0.75%
Interim Production Financing \| Euro LIBOR
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Variable rate (percentage)			2.00%
Unsecured Debt \| Domestic Line of Credit
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Borrowing capacity			$ 10,000,000.0
Short-term debt			$ 0		0	0
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Debt			$ 6,100,000		$ 6,000,000.0	$ 5,900,000
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Weighted average interest rate (percentage)			4.30%		4.50%	4.40%
Remaining borrowing capacity			$ 7,900,000
Secured Debt \| Line of Credit
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Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate			7.80%