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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2017
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 nine months ended February 28, 2017 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 |  |  | 39,366 |  |  |  | 3,376 |  |  |  | 30,080 |  |  |  | 72,822 |
Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (140,456 | ) |  |  | (140,456 | )
Translation adjustments |  |  | (4,700 | ) |  |  | (1,663 | ) |  |  | (12,620 | ) |  |  | (18,983 | )
Balance as of February 28, 2017 |  | $ | 510,021 |  |  | $ | 173,481 |  |  | $ | 449,511 |  |  | $ | 1,133,013 |
Other Intangible Assets Major Classes | Other intangible assets as of February 28, 2017 consist of the following major classes:
|  | February 28, 2017 |
|  | Gross Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Impairment |  |  | Net Carrying |
(In thousands) |  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Charge |  |  | Amount |
Amortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Formulae |  | $ | 230,184 |  |  | $ | (126,707 | ) |  | $ | (15,332 | ) |  | $ | 88,145 |
Customer-related intangibles |  |  | 367,024 |  |  |  | (115,255 | ) |  |  | (30,115 | ) |  |  | 221,654 |
Trademarks/names |  |  | 41,948 |  |  |  | (14,567 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,381 |
Other |  |  | 37,269 |  |  |  | (20,424 | ) |  |  | (198 | ) |  |  | 16,647 |
Total Amortized Intangibles |  |  | 676,425 |  |  |  | (276,953 | ) |  |  | (45,645 | ) |  |  | 353,827 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/names |  |  | 232,945 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,535 | ) |  |  | 225,410 |
Total Other Intangible Assets |  | $ | 909,370 |  |  | $ | (276,953 | ) |  | $ | (53,180 | ) |  | $ | 579,237 |

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