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Financial Instruments (Derivatives by Balance Sheet Location) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023	May 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset	$ 41.1		$ 32.0
Derivative Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other assets		Other assets
Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset	$ 2.9		$ 3.5
Derivative Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other current assets		Other current assets
Other Non-Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset	$ 41.1		$ 32.0
Derivative Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other current assets		Other current assets
Other Current Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liability	$ 0.1		$ 2.8
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other accrued liabilities		Other accrued liabilities
Other Non-Current Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liability	$ 0.0		$ 17.4
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other liabilities		Other liabilities
Interest Rate Swap, Financing | Other Non-Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Financing element of certain hybrid instruments	$ 0.0		$ 88.1
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign Exchange Contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset	2.9		3.5
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign Exchange Contracts | Other Non-Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset	0.0		0.0
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign Exchange Contracts | Other Current Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liability	0.1		2.8
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign Exchange Contracts | Other Non-Current Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liability	0.0		0.0
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liability		$ 6.8
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset	0.0		0.0
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap | Other Non-Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset	41.1		109.1
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap | Other Current Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liability	0.0		0.0
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap | Other Non-Current Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liability	$ 0.0		(39.4)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset			0.0
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap | Other Non-Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset			(77.1)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap | Other Current Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liability			0.0
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap | Other Non-Current Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liability			56.8
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap, Financing | Other Non-Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Financing element of certain hybrid instruments			88.1
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap, Financing | Other Non-Current Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Financing element of certain hybrid instruments			$ 46.0

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