- Schedule of activity in goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	May 31, 2016
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 116.2	$ 116.3	$ 116.3
Foreign currency translation	0.0	(0.1)	(0.1)
Ending balance	116.2	116.2	116.2
Accumulated goodwill impairment	$ 39.6	$ 39.6	$ 39.6

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
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-Section 45
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
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Amount of foreign currency translation gain (loss) which increases (decreases) an asset representing future economic benefits from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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