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Other (Income) Expense, Net | 3 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2017
Other Income And Expenses [Abstract] |
Other (Income) Expense, Net | NOTE 6 - OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET Other expense (income), net, consists of the following components:
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | August 31, |  |  | August 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Royalty expense, net |  | $ | 268 |  |  | $ | 756 |
(Income) related to unconsolidated equity affiliates |  |  | (273 | ) |  |  | (214 | )
Other (income) expense, net |  | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | 542 |

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