Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Feb. 29, 2024	Feb. 28, 2023	Feb. 29, 2024	Feb. 28, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	[1]	$ 316,755	$ 346,315	$ 926,902	$ 1,049,694
Cost of goods sold		243,643	267,344	720,882	820,266
Gross profit		73,112	78,971	206,020	229,428
Selling, general and administrative expense		65,134	71,359	210,262	211,208
Impairment of long-lived assets		0	484	0	484
Restructuring and other expense (income), net	[1]	698	823	704	(354)
Separation costs		2,999	2,305	12,465	3,572
Operating income (loss)		4,281	4,000	(17,411)	14,518
Other income (expense):
Miscellaneous income (expense), net	[1]	(6,995)	217	(5,983)	(4,499)
Loss on extinguishment of debt				(1,534)
Interest expense, net		(50)	(4,186)	(1,596)	(15,689)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	[1]	43,235	37,111	127,328	102,004
Earnings before income taxes		40,471	37,142	100,804	96,334
Income tax expense		18,471	7,391	34,041	20,709
Net earnings from continuing operations		22,000	29,751	66,763	75,625
Net earnings from discontinued operations			20,507	83,106	59,382
Net earnings		22,000	50,258	149,869	135,007
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests			3,933	7,460	8,382
Net earnings attributable to controlling interest		22,000	46,325	142,409	126,625
Amounts attributable to controlling interest:
Net earnings from continuing operations		22,000	29,751	66,763	75,625
Net earnings from discontinued operations			16,574	75,646	51,000
Net earnings attributable to controlling interest		$ 22,000	$ 46,325	$ 142,409	$ 126,625
Earnings per share from continuing operations - basic		$ 0.45	$ 0.61	$ 1.36	$ 1.56
Earnings per share from discontinued operations - basic			0.34	1.54	1.05
Net earnings per share attributable to controlling interest - basic		0.45	0.95	2.9	2.61
Earnings per share from continuing operations - diluted		0.44	0.6	1.33	1.53
Earnings per share from discontinued operations - diluted			0.34	1.5	1.04
Net earnings per share attributable to controlling interest - diluted		$ 0.44	$ 0.94	$ 2.83	$ 2.57
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		49,315	48,587	49,113	48,541
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		50,417	49,493	50,271	49,356
Cash dividends declared per common share		$ 0.16	$ 0.31	$ 0.8	$ 0.93

[1] A reconciliation of net earnings from continuing operations (the most comparable GAAP financial measure) to consolidated adjusted EBITDA is included in the MD&A “Results of Operations” section of this Form 10-Q for the respective three and nine months ended February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023.