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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020	May 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020	Feb. 28, 2018
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
One time tax charge required due to Tax Act						$ 17,900,000
Income tax expense	$ 12,700,000	$ 9,257,000		$ 17,670,000	$ 2,340,000	$ 9,400,000
Income tax expense (benefit) as a percent of income before income taxes	19.80%	9.60%		14.00%	1.60%
U S tax liability for income generated in Macau	$ 0			$ 0
COVID-19
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
One-time income tax benefit, CARES Act			$ 9,400,000

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