Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2019
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	NOTE R – Subsequent Events On October 7, 2019, the Steel Processing segment of Worthington Industries, Inc. acquired the Cleveland, Ohio based operating assets of Heidtman Steel Products, Inc., expanding the Company’s pickling and slitting capabilities. The purchase price was approximately $30,000,000, subject to closing adjustments.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774

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