Reconciliation of Numerator and Denominator of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Parenthetical) (Detail) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2019	Nov. 30, 2018	Nov. 30, 2019	Nov. 30, 2018
Restricted shares
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share	0	0	178,000	0
Stock appreciation rights (SARs)
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share	0	480,000	790,000	890,000

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257

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