XML 27 R15.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.8.0.1

Other (Income) Expense, Net | 9 Months Ended
--- | ---
Feb. 28, 2018
Other Income And Expenses [Abstract] |
Other (Income) Expense, Net | NOTE 8 — OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET Other (income) expense, net, consists of the following components:
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | February 28, |  |  | February 28, |  |  | February 28, |  |  | February 28, |
(In thousands) |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Royalty expense, net |  | $ | 148 |  |  | $ | 744 |  |  | $ | 238 |  |  | $ | 2,080 |
(Income) related to unconsolidated equity affiliates |  |  | (313 | ) |  |  | (242 | ) |  |  | (830 | ) |  |  | (779 | )
Other (income) expense, net |  | $ | (165 | ) |  | $ | 502 |  |  | $ | (592 | ) |  | $ | 1,301 |

X
- Definition Disclosure of other nonoperating income. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | rpm_DisclosureOfOtherNonoperatingIncomeTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | rpm_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_OtherIncomeAndExpensesAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration