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Summary of Marketable Securities by Asset Type (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Feb. 28, 2015
May 31, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-Sale Securities, Amortized Cost $ 125,602us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost $ 129,660us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
Available-for-Sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains 7,583us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax 14,645us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
Available-for-Sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses (3,343)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax (1,425)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
Available-for-Sale Securities, Fair Value (Net Carrying Amount) 129,842us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities 142,880us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Equity securities    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-Sale Securities, Amortized Cost 104,506us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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Available-for-Sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains 7,169us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
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Available-for-Sale Securities, Fair Value (Net Carrying Amount) 108,592us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Equity securities | Stocks | Foreign    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-Sale Securities, Amortized Cost 1,899us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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Equity securities | Stocks | Domestic    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
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Equity securities | Mutual funds | Foreign    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-Sale Securities, Amortized Cost 30,952us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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Equity securities | Mutual funds | Domestic    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-Sale Securities, Amortized Cost 41,945us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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Fixed maturity    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-Sale Securities, Amortized Cost 21,096us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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Available-for-Sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains 414us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
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Available-for-Sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses (260)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
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Available-for-Sale Securities, Fair Value (Net Carrying Amount) 21,250us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fixed maturity | U.S. Treasury and other government    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-Sale Securities, Amortized Cost 19,711us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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Available-for-Sale Securities, Fair Value (Net Carrying Amount) 19,613us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fixed maturity | Corporate bonds    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-Sale Securities, Amortized Cost 1,265us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
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