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Investment (Income) Expense, Net | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2013
Investment (Income) Expense, Net | NOTE 10 — INVESTMENT (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET Investment (income) expense, net, consists of the following components:
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
(In thousands) |  | February 28, 2013 |  |  | February 29, 2012 |  |  | February 28, 2013 |  |  | February 29, 2012 |
Interest (income) |  | $ | (2,179 | ) |  | $ | (1,360 | ) |  | $ | (6,039 | ) |  | $ | (3,593 | )
(Gain) loss on sale of marketable securities |  |  | (2,926 | ) |  |  | (175 | ) |  |  | (7,518 | ) |  |  | 717 |
Other-than-temporary impairment on securities |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | 608 |  |  |  | 787 |
Dividend (income) |  |  | (1,256 | ) |  |  | (693 | ) |  |  | (1,706 | ) |  |  | (1,170 | )
Investment (income) expense, net |  | $ | (6,317 | ) |  | $ | (2,190 | ) |  | $ | (14,655 | ) |  | $ | (3,259 | )

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