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Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments, Net of Tax

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Amount before tax of an increase (decrease) to a gain (loss) previously reported in discontinued operations in a prior period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2016
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business		$ 127,835	$ 0	$ 0
Gain on sale of business		96,400	0	0
Discontinued Services
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business		127,800
Shred-it Partnership
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business				578,300
Gain on sale of business			25,500
Equity method investment net gain (loss)				24,300
Amortization of basis difference				4,800
Realized gain as a result of contingent consideration received	$ 4,300
Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business		$ 96,400	0	0
Discontinued Operations \| Storage Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business			$ 2,400	4,800
Realized gain as a result of contingent consideration received				10,900
Proceeds from Storage transactions, net of cash contributed				$ 24,400