Contingencies and Other Accrued Losses - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
May 31, 2019	May 31, 2018
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Environmental reserve for estimate of remediation costs		$ 1.7
Litigation settlement amount	$ 6.5

The charge against earnings in the period for known or estimated future costs arising from requirements to perform environmental remediation activities.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109237650&loc=d3e13064-110858

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/recommendedDisclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6393242&loc=d3e13296-110859

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration