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Debt - Narrative (Details) |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Nov. 26, 2024 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2026 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2026 USD ($) | May 31, 2025 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2025 USD ($)
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  | $ 5,600,000 | $ 5,600,000 | $ 256,200,000 | $ 280,800,000
Standby letters of credit |  | 4,000,000.0 | 4,000,000.0 |  |
Long-Term Debt |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Domestic Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Standby letters of credit |  | 3,600,000 | 3,600,000 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  | 0 | 0 | 250,000,000.0 | $ 275,000,000.0
Standby letters of credit |  | 400,000 | $ 400,000 |  |
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate |  |  |  |  | 6.10%
Repayments of Long-Term Debt |  | $ 350,000,000.0 |  |  |
Loan Agreement |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 400,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Consolidated net leverage ratio, maximum | 2.75 |  |  |  |
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 |  |  | 0.25% |  |
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) | 0.625% |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Base Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) | 0.875% |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Base Rate | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  |  | 0.75% |  |
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 | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) | 1.625% |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) | 1.875% |  |  |  |
Loan Agreement | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  |  | 1.75% |  |
Loan Agreement | Term SOFR |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Interim Production Financing | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  | 3.00% |  |  |
Interim Production Financing | Prime Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (percentage) |  | 0.50% |  |  |
Interim Production Financing | Prime Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
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 | $ 10,000,000.0 |  |
Short-term debt |  | 0 | $ 0 | 0 | $ 0
Expiration period (in days) |  |  | 365 days |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity |  | 6,400,000 | $ 6,400,000 |  |
Unsecured Debt | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  | 28,100,000 | 28,100,000 |  |
Debt |  | $ 5,600,000 | $ 5,600,000 | $ 6,200,000 | $ 5,800,000
Expiration period (in days) |  |  | 364 days |  |
Weighted average interest rate (percentage) |  | 4.20% | 4.20% | 4.50% | 4.90%
Remaining borrowing capacity |  | $ 22,500,000 | $ 22,500,000 |  |
Secured Debt | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate |  | 5.30% | 5.30% | 6.20% | 6.30%

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