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Business Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 06, 2015
May 31, 2016
May 31, 2015
May 31, 2016
May 31, 2015
Aug. 31, 2015
Jun. 01, 2015
Sep. 02, 2014
Business Acquisitions                
Goodwill   $ 620,649   $ 620,649   $ 623,583    
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs   1,500 $ 3,600 7,600 $ 8,000      
Bridge financing fees   $ 0 18,750 $ 0 18,750 18,800    
Citadel Acquisition [Member]                
Business Acquisitions                
Accounts receivable             $ 71,767  
Inventories             40,942  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets             14,556  
Property, plant and equipment             78,112  
Intangible assets             325,000  
Other long-term assets             3,606  
Total assets acquired             533,983  
Accounts payable             28,854  
Accrued liabilities             19,853  
Deferred income taxes, long-term             111,507  
Other long-term liabilities             3,121  
Total liabilities assumed             163,335  
Identifiable net assets acquired             370,648  
Goodwill             430,912  
Net assets acquired             801,560  
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 14 years 1 month 6 days              
Gross contractual amount of acquired receivables             72,100  
Net sales     688,823   2,095,541      
Net income (loss) available to A. Schulman, Inc. common stockholders     $ 6,393   $ 2,504      
Net income (loss) per share of common stock available to A. Schulman, Inc. - diluted     $ 0.22   $ 0.08      
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs           $ 14,100    
Compco Pty. Ltd. [Member]                
Business Acquisitions                
Net assets acquired               $ 6,700
Customer-Related Intangible Assets [Member] | Citadel Acquisition [Member]                
Business Acquisitions                
Intangible assets             230,500  
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 14 years              
Developed Technology [Member] | Citadel Acquisition [Member]                
Business Acquisitions                
Intangible assets             75,300  
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 16 years 3 months 16 days              
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] | Citadel Acquisition [Member]                
Business Acquisitions                
Intangible assets             $ 19,200  
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 8 years 1 month 6 days