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Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2015
Supplemental Cash Flow (Tables) [Abstract] |
Supplemental Cash Flow Table |
|  |  |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  |  |
Cash payments for: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest (net of capitalized interest) |  | $ | 196 |  | $ | 121 |  |  |
| Income taxes |  | $ | 859 |  | $ | 716 |  |  |
| Income tax refunds received |  |  | (7) |  |  | (50) |  |  |
| Cash tax payments, net |  | $ | 852 |  | $ | 666 |  |  |

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