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Derivative Contracts Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Gross Liabilities

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Derivative Effective Interest Rate

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Derivative Effective Interest Rate, Unhedged Portion

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Derivative Interest Expense

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Reflects the calculation as of the balance sheet date of the average interest rate weighted by the amount of debt outstanding by type or by instrument at that time.

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Fair values as of the balance sheet date of the net amount of all assets and liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the asset arising from derivative instruments and hedging activities, which are expected to be converted into cash or otherwise disposed of within a year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of all foreign currency derivative assets not designated as hedging instruments.

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Fair value of all derivative assets designated as hedges of net investment in foreign operations.

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified											12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2013 USD ($)	May 31, 2013 EUR (€)	May 31, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2007 USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2007 EUR (€)	May 31, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Net Investment Hedging [Member] USD ($)	May 31, 2013 Swap agreements [Member]	May 31, 2012 Swap agreements [Member]	May 31, 2013 Credit valuation adjustment [Member] USD ($)	May 31, 2012 Credit valuation adjustment [Member] USD ($)	May 31, 2013 Euro term loan [Member] EUR (€)	May 31, 2013 Euro term loan [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2007 Euro term loan [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2007 Euro term loan [Member] EUR (€)	May 31, 2013 U.S. dollar term loan [Member] USD ($)
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Hedged portion of net investment				$ 1,690.0	€ 1,238.0						€ 1,757.4	$ 2,282.6	$ 1,207.4	€ 875.0
Outstanding principal balance						988.0					827.2	1,074.3
Net investment hedge		760.7
Difference unhedged											996.7	1,294.6
Swap liability	54.1		76.2						(0.6)	(0.8)
Effective interest rate												48.36%			63.48%
Effective interest rate amount											400.0				1,410.0
Term loan fixed interest rate												5.55%			5.51%
Derivative Effective Interest Rate, Unhedged Portion												3.67%			3.85%
Effective weighted average interest rate on all outstanding debt, including the interest rate swaps							6.29%	7.80%
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on a gross basis assets	0.5
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments prepaid expenses and other and liabilities	$ 0.6