Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
May 31, 2017	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2018
Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details) [Line Items]
Number of potentially antidilutive shares outstanding			0.1
Options outstanding (Shares)	2,693,824		2,822,126
Remaining authorized repurchase amount			$ 61.4
Participating Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details) [Line Items]
Undistributed Earnings Allocated to Participating Securities (in Dollars)	$ 0.1	$ 0.1

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