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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2019	May 31, 2019	Feb. 28, 2019
Trademarks | Beauty
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Net book value transferred from indefinite lived to finite lived assets	$ 27,210	$ 30,400	$ 48

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Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
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