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Financing Arrangements (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions	Oct. 18, 2017 CAD ($) facility	Sep. 19, 2017 facility	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)
Financing Arrangements
Total debt			$ 220.3	$ 178.9
Debt issuance costs, net			(1.4)	(1.7)
Long-term debt			218.9	177.2
Term loan due November 1, 2021 with interest payable monthly
Financing Arrangements
Total debt			23.3	23.9
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 31
CDOR \| Minimum
Financing Arrangements
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	1.25%
CDOR \| Maximum
Financing Arrangements
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	2.25%
Prime Rate \| Minimum
Financing Arrangements
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	0.25%
Prime Rate \| Maximum
Financing Arrangements
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	1.25%
Revolving credit facility expiring April 24, 2018 with interest payable monthly
Financing Arrangements
Total debt			$ 197.0	130.0
Industrial revenue bond (secured by property, plant and equipment) due August 1, 2018
Financing Arrangements
Total debt				$ 25.0
MRO facilities acquired in Quebec and Ontario, Canada owned by Premier Aviation
Financing Arrangements
Number of facilities acquired \| facility	2	2