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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2016
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill, by Reportable Segment | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by reportable segment, for the six months ended November 30, 2016 follows:
|  | Industrial |  |  | Specialty |  |  | Consumer |  |  |  |  |
(In thousands) |  | Segment |  |  | Segment |  |  | Segment |  |  | Total |
Balance as of June 1, 2016 |  | $ | 475,355 |  |  | $ | 171,768 |  |  | $ | 572,507 |  |  | $ | 1,219,630 |
Acquisitions |  |  | 31,434 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,434 |
Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (140,686 | ) |  |  | (140,686 | )
Translation adjustments |  |  | (12,631 | ) |  |  | (1,766 | ) |  |  | (10,218 | ) |  |  | (24,615 | )
Balance as of November 30, 2016 |  | $ | 494,158 |  |  | $ | 170,002 |  |  | $ | 421,603 |  |  | $ | 1,085,763 |
Other Intangible Assets Major Classes | Other intangible assets as of November 30, 2016 consist of the following major classes:
|  | November 30, 2016 |
|  | Gross Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Impairment |  |  | Net Carrying |
(In thousands) |  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Charge |  |  | Amount |
Amortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Formulae |  | $ | 216,760 |  |  | $ | (123,977 | ) |  | $ | (15,364 | ) |  | $ | 77,419 |
Customer-related intangibles |  |  | 322,229 |  |  |  | (108,072 | ) |  |  | (30,176 | ) |  |  | 183,981 |
Trademarks/names |  |  | 27,808 |  |  |  | (13,919 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,889 |
Other |  |  | 37,154 |  |  |  | (19,723 | ) |  |  | (198 | ) |  |  | 17,233 |
Total Amortized Intangibles |  |  | 603,951 |  |  |  | (265,691 | ) |  |  | (45,738 | ) |  |  | 292,522 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/names |  |  | 230,721 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,045 | ) |  |  | 228,676 |
Total Other Intangible Assets |  | $ | 834,672 |  |  | $ | (265,691 | ) |  | $ | (47,783 | ) |  | $ | 521,198 |

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