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Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||
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Feb. 28, 2015
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Feb. 28, 2014
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Feb. 28, 2015
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Feb. 28, 2014
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May 31, 2014
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| Land and improvements | $ 8.3us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovements | $ 8.3us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovements | $ 8.1us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovements | ||
| Buildings and improvements | 101.9us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross | 101.9us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross | 101.1us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross | ||
| Data processing equipment | 183.8payx_DataProcessingEquipmentGross | 183.8payx_DataProcessingEquipmentGross | 180.8payx_DataProcessingEquipmentGross | ||
| Software | 375.2us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareGross | 375.2us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareGross | 344.8us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareGross | ||
| Furniture, fixtures, and equipment | 145.5payx_FurnitureFixturesAndEquipmentGross | 145.5payx_FurnitureFixturesAndEquipmentGross | 145.0payx_FurnitureFixturesAndEquipmentGross | ||
| Leasehold improvements | 104.7us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross | 104.7us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross | 101.7us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross | ||
| Construction in progress | 32.6payx_ConstructioninProgress | 32.6payx_ConstructioninProgress | 25.3payx_ConstructioninProgress | ||
| Total property and equipment, gross | 952.0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross | 952.0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross | 906.8us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross | ||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | 604.3us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | 604.3us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | 564.6us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | ||
| Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 347.7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 347.7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 342.2us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | ||
| Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation (Textual) | |||||
| Depreciation expense | $ 23.0us-gaap_Depreciation | $ 22.1us-gaap_Depreciation | $ 68.2us-gaap_Depreciation | $ 65.0us-gaap_Depreciation | |
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Capital spending for items, including internally developed software and other capital projects, not yet placed in service. No definition available.
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Data processing equipment gross. No definition available.
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Furniture fixtures and equipment gross. No definition available.
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Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before accumulated depreciation of building structures held for productive use including addition, improvement, or renovation to the structure, including, but not limited to, interior masonry, interior flooring, electrical, and plumbing. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before accumulated amortization of capitalized costs for computer software, including but not limited to, acquired and internally developed computer software. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before accumulated deprecation and depletion of real estate held for productive use and additions or improvements to real estate held for productive use, examples include, but are not limited to, walkways, driveways, fences, and parking lots. Excludes land held for sale. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before accumulated depreciation of additions or improvements to assets held under a lease arrangement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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