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Government Subsidies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Government Subsidies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Nov. 30, 2020	Aug. 31, 2020	Nov. 30, 2020
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Deferred payroll taxes, CARES Act	$ 23.6		$ 23.6
Cost of sales
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Contra-expense recognized for grant received from the Payroll Support Program under the CARES Act	16.8		24.3
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Contra-expense recognized for grant received from the Payroll Support Program under the CARES Act	0.4		$ 0.6
Covid-19
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Period for repayment of deferred payroll taxes, CARES Act			2 years
Deferred payroll taxes, CARES Act	11.0		$ 11.0
Proceeds From Government Assistance Cares Act		$ 57.2
Grant proceeds to be used for payment of employee wages, salaries and benefits under the CARES Act			48.5
Foreign subsidies received related to COVID-19	1.6		4.9
Covid-19 \| Payroll Support Program Promissory Note
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Promissory note proceeds	$ 8.7		$ 8.7
Debt instrument term			10 years
First five years \| Covid-19 \| Payroll Support Program Promissory Note
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	1.00%		1.00%
Six to ten years \| Covid-19 \| Payroll Support Program Promissory Note
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	2.00%		2.00%
First five years interest in kind \| Covid-19 \| Payroll Support Program Promissory Note
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.00%		3.00%
Remaining term \| Covid-19 \| Payroll Support Program Promissory Note
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	1.00%		1.00%