Revenue (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2022

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Trade Accounts Receivable Net of Allowances and Net Contract Assets

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances, and net contract assets consisted of the following:

(In thousands, except percentages)	August 31, 2022			May 31, 2022			$ Change			% Change
Trade accounts receivable, less allowances	$	1,407,866		$	1,432,632		$	(24,766	)		-1.7	%
Contract assets	$	80,155		$	57,234		$	22,921			40.0	%
Contract liabilities - short-term		(49,850	)		(44,938	)		(4,912	)		10.9	%
Net Contract Assets	$	30,305		$	12,296		$	18,009			146.5	%

Summary of Activity for Allowance for Credit Losses

The following tables summarize the activity for the allowance for credit losses for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021:

	Three Months Ended
	August 31,			August 31,
(In thousands)	2022			2021
Beginning Balance	$	46,669		$	55,922
Bad debt provision		2,407			1,205
Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries		(667	)		(4,087	)
Translation adjustments		(1,634	)		(859	)
Ending Balance	$	46,775		$	52,181