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Other Expense (Income), Net | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2017
Other Income And Expenses [Abstract] |
Other Expense (Income), Net | NOTE 7 - OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME), NET Other expense (income), net, consists of the following components:
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | February 28, |  |  | February 29, |  |  | February 28, |  |  | February 29, |
(In thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Royalty expense, net |  | $ | 744 |  |  | $ | 557 |  |  | $ | 2,080 |  |  | $ | 720 |
(Income) related to unconsolidated equity affiliates |  |  | (242 | ) |  |  | (645 | ) |  |  | (779 | ) |  |  | (1,596 | )
Other expense (income), net |  | $ | 502 |  |  | $ | (88 | ) |  | $ | 1,301 |  |  | $ | (876 | )

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