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Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2025

Leases [Abstract]

Assets And Liabilities

The following table summarizes right-of-use assets and lease liabilities recorded on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2025 and May 31, 2024:

			May 31, 2025						May 31, 2024									Location within Consolidated Balance Sheet
Operating leases			$			103.9			$			99.1						Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
Finance leases						6.0						5.6						Property, plant and equipment, net
Total lease assets			$			109.9			$			104.7
Operating leases:
Current portion			$			26.8			$			22.4						Operating lease liabilities, current
Noncurrent portion						91.5						89.2						Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent
Total operating lease liabilities			$			118.3			$			111.6
Finance leases:
Current portion			$			1.7			$			1.7						Other accrued expenses
Noncurrent portion						4.9						4.5						Other noncurrent liabilities
Total finance lease liabilities			$			6.6			$			6.2
Total lease liabilities			$			124.9			$			117.8

Lease Expense, Cash Flow and Weighted Average Information

The following table summarizes the lease expense activity for the fiscal years ended May 31:

																					Location within Consolidated Statements of Operations
			2025						2024						2023
Operating lease expense			$			31.7			$			29.7			$			26.6			Selling, general and administrative expenses
Finance lease costs :
Depreciation of leased assets						1.4						2.1						2.1			Depreciation and amortization
Accretion of lease liabilities						0.6						0.3						0.3			Interest expense
Total lease expense			$			33.7			$			32.1			$			29.0

The following table summarizes certain cash flows information related to the Company's leases for the fiscal years ended May 31:

			2025						2024						2023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases			$			28.6			$			30.2			$			25.9
Operating cash flows from finance leases						0.6						0.3						0.4
Financing cash flows from finance leases						1.7						2.3						2.3
Noncash transactions:
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities			$			25.0			$			40.4			$			27.4

The following table summarizes the weighted-average remaining lease terms and weighted-average discount rates related to the Company's leases recorded on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2025 and May 31, 2024:

			2025						2024
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):
Operating Leases			5.3						6.0
Finance Leases			4.5						4.5
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating Leases			5.6		%				5.6		%
Finance Leases			5.0		%				4.5		%

Finance Lease, Maturity

The following table provides the maturities of the Company's lease liabilities recorded on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025:

			Operating Leases									Finance Leases
Fiscal 2026			$			32.4						$			2.1
Fiscal 2027						30.0									1.8
Fiscal 2028						23.7									1.4
Fiscal 2029						15.8									0.9
Fiscal 2030						10.5									0.7
Thereafter						25.3									0.5
Total lease payments			$			137.7						$			7.4
Less: interest						(19.4)									(0.8)
Total lease liabilities			$			118.3						$			6.6

Operating Lease, Maturity

The following table provides the maturities of the Company's lease liabilities recorded on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025:

			Operating Leases									Finance Leases
Fiscal 2026			$			32.4						$			2.1
Fiscal 2027						30.0									1.8
Fiscal 2028						23.7									1.4
Fiscal 2029						15.8									0.9
Fiscal 2030						10.5									0.7
Thereafter						25.3									0.5
Total lease payments			$			137.7						$			7.4
Less: interest						(19.4)									(0.8)
Total lease liabilities			$			118.3						$			6.6

Lessor, Operating Lease, Payment to be Received, Maturity

The following table summarizes the future rental payments to be received by the Company on an annual basis at May 31, 2025:

			Amount
Fiscal 2026			$			11.6
Fiscal 2027						12.3
Fiscal 2028						12.5
Fiscal 2029						12.8
Fiscal 2030						13.5
Thereafter						45.0
Total			$			107.7

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