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Investment (Income), Net | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 29, 2016
Other Income And Expenses [Abstract] |
Investment (Income), Net | NOTE 6 — INVESTMENT (INCOME), NET Investment (income), net, consists of the following components:
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | February 29/28, |  |  | February 29/28, |
(In thousands) |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Interest (income) |  | $ | (2,019 | ) |  | $ | (3,687 | ) |  | $ | (4,602 | ) |  | $ | (6,692 | )
(Gain) on sale of marketable securities |  |  | (1,020 | ) |  |  | (3,356 | ) |  |  | (5,438 | ) |  |  | (8,677 | )
Other-than-temporary impairment on securities |  |  | 839 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,312 |  |  |  | - |
Dividend (income) |  |  | (709 | ) |  |  | (650 | ) |  |  | (1,349 | ) |  |  | (1,185 | )
Investment (income), net |  | $ | (2,909 | ) |  | $ | (7,693 | ) |  | $ | (8,077 | ) |  | $ | (16,554 | )

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