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Debt and Receivables Securitization - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Oct. 15, 2014	Nov. 30, 2014	Sep. 26, 2014
Debt And Receivables Securitization [Line Items]
Remaining borrowing capacity		$ 413,268,000
Interest Rate Swap
Debt And Receivables Securitization [Line Items]
Borrowings outstanding	19,406,000
Interest rate swap, interest rate	2.015%
Interest rate swap, start date	Dec. 26, 2014
Interest rate swap, maturity date	Sep. 26, 2019
Worthington Aritas
Debt And Receivables Securitization [Line Items]
Borrowings outstanding		4,095,000
Maturity date		2015-03
Debt, Interest rate		5.60%
Worthington Nitin Cylinders
Debt And Receivables Securitization [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		9,500,000
Borrowings outstanding		6,674,000
Applicable variable rate		8.54%
Maturity date		2014-11
Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase
Debt And Receivables Securitization [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		100,000,000
Borrowings outstanding		0
Maturity date		2015-01
Number of days past due trade accounts receivables are ineligible for securitization		90 days
Financial Stand-By Letters Of Credit
Debt And Receivables Securitization [Line Items]
Outstanding stand-by letters of credit amount for third-party beneficiaries		13,998,000
Draws On Credit Facility
Debt And Receivables Securitization [Line Items]
Outstanding stand-by letters of credit amount for third-party beneficiaries		11,732,000
Worthington Aritas
Debt And Receivables Securitization [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			32,344,000
Term loan credit facility, term			5 years
Borrowings outstanding		19,745,000
Remaining borrowing capacity		12,599,000
Applicable variable rate		1.582%
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt And Receivables Securitization [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		425,000,000
Borrowings outstanding		$ 0
Maturity date		2017-05
Maximum \| Line of Credit
Debt And Receivables Securitization [Line Items]
Debt maturity period		1 year