Segment Information - Summary of Disaggregation of Revenues by Geography and Results of Reportable Segments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		May 31, 2023	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	[1]	$ 7,256,414	$ 6,707,728	$ 6,106,288
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes		649,382	606,799	668,438
Identifiable Assets		6,782,004	6,707,706	6,252,969
Capital Expenditures		253,511	219,965	159,441
Depreciation and Amortization		154,949	153,074	146,857
Operating Segments | CPG Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	[1]	2,608,872	2,486,486	2,076,565
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes		309,683	396,509	291,773
Identifiable Assets		2,297,862	2,160,071	1,815,303
Capital Expenditures		110,777	93,327	65,830
Depreciation and Amortization		49,993	48,009	45,079
Operating Segments | PCG Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	[1]	1,333,567	1,188,379	1,028,456
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes		133,757	139,068	90,687
Identifiable Assets		1,118,360	1,115,780	1,051,334
Capital Expenditures		29,454	28,887	19,413
Depreciation and Amortization		23,064	22,287	22,633
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	[1]	2,514,770	2,242,047	2,295,277
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes		378,157	175,084	354,789
Identifiable Assets		2,384,782	2,405,764	2,386,703
Capital Expenditures		61,500	70,227	54,986
Depreciation and Amortization		52,081	50,857	47,763
Operating Segments | SPG Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	[1]	799,205	790,816	705,990
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes		103,279	121,937	108,242
Identifiable Assets		804,762	839,419	772,540
Capital Expenditures		49,801	26,939	18,989
Depreciation and Amortization		24,897	26,718	26,017
Corporate/Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes		(275,494)	(225,799)	(177,053)
Identifiable Assets		176,238	186,672	227,089
Capital Expenditures		1,979	585	223
Depreciation and Amortization		$ 4,914	$ 5,203	$ 5,365

[1] It is not practicable to obtain the information needed to disclose revenues attributable to each of our product lines.