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Business Segment Information - Geographic Data (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015	May 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2015	May 31, 2014
Business Segment Information
Long-lived assets	$ 569.0				$ 558.3				$ 569.0	$ 558.3
Sales	458.2	$ 402.8	$ 423.8	$ 377.8	415.8	$ 380.1	$ 403.3	$ 395.1	1,662.6	1,594.3	$ 1,709.1
Aviation Services
Business Segment Information
Sales									1,425.0	1,316.1	1,231.2
Expeditionary Services
Business Segment Information
Sales									237.6	278.2	477.9
United States
Business Segment Information
Long-lived assets	532.9				521.2				532.9	521.2
Europe
Business Segment Information
Long-lived assets	36.0				37.0				36.0	37.0
Other
Business Segment Information
Long-lived assets	$ 0.1				$ 0.1				0.1	0.1
Foreign countries
Business Segment Information
Sales									$ 490.3	$ 536.5	$ 456.0
Foreign countries \| Total sales \| Geographic concentration
Business Segment Information
Percentage of total sales									29.50%	33.70%	26.70%
U.S. Department of Defense, other U.S. government agencies and their contractors
Business Segment Information
Sales									$ 513.8	$ 493.1	$ 661.7
Percentage of total sales									30.90%	30.90%	38.70%
U.S. Department of Defense, other U.S. government agencies and their contractors \| Aviation Services
Business Segment Information
Sales									$ 301.1	$ 237.3	$ 199.1
U.S. Department of Defense, other U.S. government agencies and their contractors \| Expeditionary Services
Business Segment Information
Sales									$ 212.7	$ 255.8	$ 462.6