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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Nov. 30, 2012 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2012 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2013 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2013 EUR (€) | Feb. 28, 2013 INR | Nov. 30, 2012 INR | May 31, 2012 INR | Apr. 30, 2012 Conversion option, Kemrock 5.5% bonds | Nov. 30, 2012 Conversion option, Kemrock 5.5% bonds | May 31, 2012 Conversion option, Kemrock 5.5% bonds | Feb. 28, 2013 Unsecured Senior Notes | Feb. 28, 2013 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Cross-currency swap USD ($) | May 31, 2012 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Cross-currency swap USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts, fair value of liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,949,000 | $ 2,159,000
Debt, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.70% |  |
Debt, due date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Nov. 01, 2015 |  |
Effective euro fixed-rate borrowing |  |  |  | 5.31% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional principal amount of cross-currency swap |  |  |  | 150,000,000 | 125,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Kemrock conversion option | $ 800,000 | $ 8,200,000 | $ 9,000,000 | $ (9,030,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in affiliate, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.50% | 5.50% | 5.50% |  |  |
Kemrock common stock market value per share |  |  |  |  |  | 52.90 | 56.70 | 531.00 |  |  |  |  |  |

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