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Net Sales and Long Lived Assets by Regions (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May. 31, 2015 | Feb. 28, 2015 | [1] | Nov. 30, 2014 | Aug. 31, 2014 | May. 31, 2014 | Feb. 28, 2014 | [1] | Nov. 30, 2013 | Aug. 31, 2013 | May. 31, 2015 | May. 31, 2014 | May. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | $ 1,373,159 | $ 946,367 | $ 1,071,128 | $ 1,203,896 | $ 1,276,782 | $ 863,410 | $ 1,071,487 | $ 1,164,674 | $ 4,594,550 | [2] | $ 4,376,353 | [2] | $ 4,078,655 | [2]
Long-Lived Assets | [3] | 2,588,709 |  |  |  | 2,308,127 |  |  |  | 2,588,709 |  | 2,308,127 |  | 2,229,254 |
UNITED STATES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,856,723 |  | 2,581,208 |  | 2,404,835 |
Long-Lived Assets | [3] | 1,704,468 |  |  |  | 1,374,340 |  |  |  | 1,704,468 |  | 1,374,340 |  | 1,311,640 |
Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,737,827 |  | 1,795,145 |  | 1,673,820 |
Long-Lived Assets | [3] | 884,241 |  |  |  | 933,787 |  |  |  | 884,241 |  | 933,787 |  | 917,614 |
Foreign | CANADA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 337,869 |  | 342,312 |  | 350,579 |
Long-Lived Assets | [3] | 114,717 |  |  |  | 125,401 |  |  |  | 114,717 |  | 125,401 |  | 126,172 |
Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 941,820 |  | 1,031,686 |  | 908,139 |
Long-Lived Assets | [3] | 293,685 |  |  |  | 340,146 |  |  |  | 293,685 |  | 340,146 |  | 340,592 |
Foreign | Other Foreign Country |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 458,138 |  | 421,147 |  | 415,102 |
Long-Lived Assets | [3] | 202,721 |  |  |  | 208,411 |  |  |  | 202,721 |  | 208,411 |  | 213,726 |
Foreign | UNITED KINGDOM |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Lived Assets | [3] | $ 273,118 |  |  |  | $ 259,829 |  |  |  | $ 273,118 |  | $ 259,829 |  | $ 237,124 |
[1] | Reflects adjustments for approximately $106.2 million to the Provision for Income Taxes related to the recognition of an ASC 740-30 tax liability for the potential repatriation of foreign earnings and related impact on Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests.
[2] | It is not practicable to obtain the information needed to disclose revenues attributable to each of our product lines.
[3] | Long-lived assets include all non-current assets, excluding non-current deferred income taxes.

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