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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis and Categorized using Fair Value Hierarchy (Detail) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Feb. 28, 2017 | May 31, 2016
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets (liabilities) at fair value | $ 145,911 | $ 135,026
U.S. Treasury and other government |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis | 22,292 | 21,838
Corporate bonds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis | 804 | 1,024
Cash and cash equivalents |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis | 1,425 |
Foreign | Stocks |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis | 5,776 | 5,243
Domestic | Stocks |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis | 32,769 | 30,637
Foreign currency forward contract |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Foreign currency forward contract, Liabilities | (168) | (159)
Mutual funds | Foreign |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis | 34,380 | 32,348
Mutual funds | Domestic |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis | 63,174 | 55,866
Contingent consideration liability |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Contingent consideration | (14,541) | (11,771)
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets (liabilities) at fair value | 39,970 | 35,880
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Cash and cash equivalents |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis | 1,425 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Foreign | Stocks |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis | 5,776 | 5,243
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Domestic | Stocks |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis | 32,769 | 30,637
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets (liabilities) at fair value | 120,482 | 110,917
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. Treasury and other government |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis | 22,292 | 21,838
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Corporate bonds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis | 804 | 1,024
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign currency forward contract |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Foreign currency forward contract, Liabilities | (168) | (159)
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Mutual funds | Foreign |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis | 34,380 | 32,348
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Mutual funds | Domestic |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis | 63,174 | 55,866
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets (liabilities) at fair value | (14,541) | (11,771)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Contingent consideration liability |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Contingent consideration | $ (14,541) | $ (11,771)

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