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Asset Write Down (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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May 31, 2026 | May 31, 2025 | May 31, 2024 | May 19, 2026
Asset Write Down [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset impairments and write downs | $ 10.9 | $ 2.9 | $ 10.0 |
Operating lease, impairment loss |  |  | $ 3.9 |
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | $ 291.2 | $ 103.9 |  |
Impact to EPS, basic (in dollars per share) | $ 0.35 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.25 |
Impact to EPS, diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 0.34 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.25 |
Prepublication costs, net | $ 41.1 | $ 49.7 |  |
UK Children's Book Publishing |  |  |  |
Asset Write Down [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 12.00% |  |  |
Equity method investments | $ 0.3 |  |  | $ 33.9
Overhead |  |  |  |
Asset Write Down [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset impairments and write downs |  | 2.9 |  |
Operating lease, impairment loss |  | 0.1 |  |
Education |  |  |  |
Asset Write Down [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset impairments and write downs | 4.3 |  | $ 6.1 |
Overhead |  |  |  |
Asset Write Down [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net |  |  | 2.3 |
International |  |  |  |
Asset Write Down [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset impairments and write downs |  | 1.1 |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net |  |  | 1.1 |
Equity method investments | $ 0.0 | 33.6 |  |
International | U.K. Book Publishing Business |  |  |  |
Asset Write Down [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 12.00% |  |  | 26.20%
Children's Book Publishing and Distribution |  |  |  |
Asset Write Down [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset impairments and write downs | $ 0.6 | 0.6 |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net |  |  | $ 0.5 |
Prepublication costs, net |  | 0.6 |  |
Children's Book Publishing and Distribution | Cloud Computing Arrangement |  |  |  |
Asset Write Down [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment, capitalized costs | 0.8 |  |  |
Entertainment |  |  |  |
Asset Write Down [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset impairments and write downs | $ 4.9 |  |  |
Operating lease, impairment loss |  | $ 0.5 |  |

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