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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2026
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, 2026 and May 31, 2025:
| May 31, 2026 | May 31, 2025 |  | Location within Consolidated Balance Sheet
Operating leases | $ | 291.2 |  | $ | 103.9 |  |  | Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
Finance leases |  | 14.1 |  |  | 6.0 |  |  | Property, plant and equipment, net
Total lease assets | $ | 305.3 |  | $ | 109.9 |  |  |
Operating leases: |  |  |  |  |  |
Current portion | $ | 26.4 |  | $ | 26.8 |  |  | Operating lease liabilities, current
Noncurrent portion |  | 280.6 |  |  | 91.5 |  |  | Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent
Total operating lease liabilities | $ | 307.0 |  | $ | 118.3 |  |  |
Finance leases: |  |  |  |  |  |
Current portion | $ | 3.2 |  | $ | 1.7 |  |  | Other accrued expenses
Noncurrent portion |  | 11.7 |  |  | 4.9 |  |  | Other noncurrent liabilities
Total finance lease liabilities | $ | 14.9 |  | $ | 6.6 |  |  |
Total lease liabilities | $ | 321.9 |  | $ | 124.9 |  |  |
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
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024
Operating lease expense | $ | 43.6 |  | $ | 31.7 |  | $ | 29.7 |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Finance lease costs : |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation of leased assets |  | 2.1 |  |  | 1.4 |  |  | 2.1 |  | Depreciation and amortization
Accretion of lease liabilities |  | 0.7 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 0.3 |  | Interest expense
Total lease expense | $ | 46.4 |  | $ | 33.7 |  | $ | 32.1 |  |
The following table summarizes certain cash flows information related to the Company's leases for the fiscal years ended May 31:
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 41.9 |  | $ | 28.6 |  | $ | 30.2 |
Operating cash flows from finance leases |  | 0.7 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 0.3 |
Financing cash flows from finance leases |  | 2.1 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 2.3 |
Noncash transactions: |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities | $ | 217.6 |  | $ | 25.0 |  | $ | 40.4 |
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, 2026 and May 31, 2025:
| 2026 |  | 2025 |
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years): |  |  |  |
Operating Leases | 11.5 |  | 5.3 |
Finance Leases | 5.8 |  | 4.5 |
Weighted-average discount rate: |  |  |  |
Operating Leases | 8.3 | % |  | 5.6 | % |
Finance Leases | 5.2 | % |  | 5.0 | % |
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, 2026:
| Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
Fiscal 2027 | $ | 49.4 |  |  | $ | 3.9 |
Fiscal 2028 |  | 48.6 |  |  |  | 3.2 |
Fiscal 2029 |  | 41.4 |  |  |  | 2.7 |
Fiscal 2030 |  | 36.9 |  |  |  | 2.4 |
Fiscal 2031 |  | 35.5 |  |  |  | 2.2 |
Thereafter |  | 335.5 |  |  |  | 2.8 |
Total lease payments | $ | 547.3 |  |  | $ | 17.2 |
Less: interest |  | (240.3) |  |  |  | (2.3) |
Total lease liabilities | $ | 307.0 |  |  | $ | 14.9 |
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, 2026:
| Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
Fiscal 2027 | $ | 49.4 |  |  | $ | 3.9 |
Fiscal 2028 |  | 48.6 |  |  |  | 3.2 |
Fiscal 2029 |  | 41.4 |  |  |  | 2.7 |
Fiscal 2030 |  | 36.9 |  |  |  | 2.4 |
Fiscal 2031 |  | 35.5 |  |  |  | 2.2 |
Thereafter |  | 335.5 |  |  |  | 2.8 |
Total lease payments | $ | 547.3 |  |  | $ | 17.2 |
Less: interest |  | (240.3) |  |  |  | (2.3) |
Total lease liabilities | $ | 307.0 |  |  | $ | 14.9 |

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