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Other (Income) Expense, Net (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2017
Other Income And Expenses [Abstract] |
Other (Income) Expense, Net | Other (income) expense, net, consists of the following components:
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | November 30, |  |  | November 30, |  |  | November 30, |  |  | November 30, |
(In thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Royalty expense, net |  | $ | (178 | ) |  | $ | 581 |  |  | $ | 90 |  |  | $ | 1,336 |
(Income) related to unconsolidated equity affiliates |  |  | (244 | ) |  |  | (324 | ) |  |  | (517 | ) |  |  | (537 | )
Other (income) expense, net |  | $ | (422 | ) |  | $ | 257 |  |  | $ | (427 | ) |  | $ | 799 |

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