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Other Expense (Income), Net (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2013
Other Expense (Income), Net | Other expense (income), net, consists of the following components:
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | February 28, 2013 |  |  | February 29, 2012 |  |  | February 28, 2013 |  |  | February 29, 2012 |
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty (income), net |  | $ | (848 | ) |  | $ | (438 | ) |  | $ | (1,574 | ) |  | $ | (1,175 | )
Loss on Brazil operational repositioning |  |  | 6,087 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,087 |  |  |  | — |
Loss on Kemrock conversion option |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9,030 |  |  |  | — |
(Income) loss related to unconsolidated equity affiliates |  |  | (525 | ) |  |  | (961 | ) |  |  | 40,287 |  |  |  | (7,194 | )
Other expense (income), net |  | $ | 4,714 |  |  | $ | (1,399 | ) |  | $ | 53,830 |  |  | $ | (8,369 | )

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