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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of carrying amounts and associated accumulated amortization for all intangible assets by operating segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Nov. 30, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Feb. 28, 2019
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Changes in Goodwill |  |  |
Cumulative goodwill impairments | $ (46,490) |  | $ (46,490)
Goodwill net book value | 602,320 |  | 602,320
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization | (194,562) |  | (181,463)
Goodwill and intangible assets |  |  |
Gross carrying amount | 1,122,400 |  | 1,121,799
Net book value | 881,348 |  | 893,846
Housewares |  |  |
Changes in Goodwill |  |  |
Goodwill gross carrying amount | 282,056 |  | 282,056
Cumulative goodwill impairments | 0 |  | 0
Goodwill net book value | 282,056 |  | 282,056
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization | (20,881) |  | (19,398)
Goodwill and intangible assets |  |  |
Gross carrying amount | 458,102 |  | 457,673
Net book value | 437,221 |  | 438,275
Housewares | Other intangible assets |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - finite-lived, gross carrying amount | 41,846 |  | 41,417
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization | (20,881) |  | (19,398)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value | 20,965 |  | 22,019
Housewares | Trademarks |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, gross carrying amount | 134,200 |  | 134,200
Health and Home |  |  |
Changes in Goodwill |  |  |
Goodwill gross carrying amount | 284,913 |  | 284,913
Cumulative goodwill impairments | 0 |  | 0
Goodwill net book value | 284,913 |  | 284,913
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization | (111,441) |  | (103,355)
Goodwill and intangible assets |  |  |
Gross carrying amount | 481,502 |  | 481,330
Net book value | 370,061 |  | 377,975
Health and Home | Licenses |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - finite-lived, gross carrying amount | 17,050 |  | 17,050
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization | (15,665) |  | (15,402)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value | 1,385 |  | 1,648
Health and Home | Other intangible assets |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - finite-lived, gross carrying amount | 118,139 |  | 117,967
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization | (95,776) |  | (87,953)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value | 22,363 |  | 30,014
Health and Home | Trademarks |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, gross carrying amount | 54,000 |  | 54,000
Health and Home | Licenses |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, gross carrying amount | 7,400 |  | 7,400
Beauty |  |  |
Changes in Goodwill |  |  |
Goodwill gross carrying amount | 81,841 |  | 81,841
Cumulative goodwill impairments | (46,490) |  | (46,490)
Goodwill net book value | 35,351 |  | 35,351
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization | (62,240) |  | (58,710)
Goodwill and intangible assets |  |  |
Gross carrying amount | 182,796 |  | 182,796
Net book value | 74,066 |  | 77,596
Beauty | Trademarks |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - finite-lived, gross carrying amount | 30,557 |  | 150
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization | (3,347) |  | (102)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value | 27,210 | $ 30,400 | 48
Beauty | Licenses |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - finite-lived, gross carrying amount | 13,696 |  | 13,696
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization | (12,721) |  | (12,482)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value | 975 |  | 1,214
Beauty | Other intangible assets |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - finite-lived, gross carrying amount | 46,402 |  | 46,402
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization | (46,172) |  | (46,126)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value | 230 |  | 276
Beauty | Trademarks |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, gross carrying amount | 0 |  | 30,407
Beauty | Licenses |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, gross carrying amount | $ 10,300 |  | $ 10,300

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