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Retirement Plans (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2014
Retirement Plan (Tables) [Abstract] |
Schedule of Retirement Plan Costs |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
U.S. domestic and international pension plans | $ | 65 |  | $ | 121 |  | $ | 133 |  | $ | 242
U.S. domestic and international defined contribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| plans |  | 94 |  |  | 88 |  |  | 188 |  |  | 177
U.S. domestic and international postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| healthcare plans |  | 20 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 39
|  | $ | 179 |  | $ | 228 |  | $ | 361 |  | $ | 458
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
Pension Plans | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| Service cost | $ | 164 |  | $ | 164 |  | $ | 328 |  | $ | 328
| Interest cost |  | 275 |  |  | 263 |  |  | 550 |  |  | 526
| Expected return on plan assets |  | (420) |  |  | (374) |  |  | (840) |  |  | (747)
| Recognized actuarial losses and other |  | 46 |  |  | 68 |  |  | 95 |  |  | 135
|  | $ | 65 |  | $ | 121 |  | $ | 133 |  | $ | 242
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
Postretirement Healthcare Plans | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| Service cost | $ | 10 |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 20 |  | $ | 19
| Interest cost |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 20
|  | $ | 20 |  | $ | 19 |  | $ | 40 |  | $ | 39
Schedule of Pension Plans Contributions |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Required | $ | 247 |  | $ | 315 |
Voluntary |  | 83 |  |  | 15 |
|  | $ | 330 |  | $ | 330 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the costs related to the various types of retirement plans including defined benefit pension plan cost, defined contribution plan cost, other postretirement benefit plan cost, and net periodic benefit cost. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (h) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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