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Investment (Income), Net | 3 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2014
Investment (Income), Net | NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT (INCOME), NET Investment (income), net, consists of the following components:
|  | Three Months Ended August 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Interest (income) |  | $ | (1,404 | ) |  | $ | (1,503 | )
(Gain) on sale of marketable securities |  |  | (2,116 | ) |  |  | (2,197 | )
Other-than-temporary impairment on securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 51 |
Dividend (income) |  |  | (283 | ) |  |  | (245 | )
Investment (income), net |  | $ | (3,803 | ) |  | $ | (3,894 | )

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