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Net Sales and Long Lived Assets by Regions (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2019 | Feb. 28, 2019 | Nov. 30, 2018 | Aug. 31, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | Feb. 28, 2018 | Nov. 30, 2017 | Aug. 31, 2017 | May 31, 2019 | May 31, 2018 | May 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | $ 1,601,401 | $ 1,140,630 | $ 1,362,531 | $ 1,459,989 | $ 1,558,156 | [1] | $ 1,102,677 | $ 1,315,416 | $ 1,345,394 | $ 5,564,551 | [2] | $ 5,321,643 | [2] | $ 4,958,175 | [2]
Long-Lived Assets | [3] | 2,888,355 |  |  |  | 2,778,994 |  |  |  |  | 2,888,355 |  | 2,778,994 |  | 2,673,220 |
Domestic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,676,504 |  | 3,432,034 |  | 3,269,400 |
Long-Lived Assets | [3] | 1,859,628 |  |  |  | 1,807,046 |  |  |  |  | 1,859,628 |  | 1,807,046 |  | 1,738,180 |
Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,888,047 |  | 1,889,609 |  | 1,688,775 |
Long-Lived Assets | [3] | 1,028,727 |  |  |  | 971,948 |  |  |  |  | 1,028,727 |  | 971,948 |  | 935,040 |
Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 390,199 |  | 365,349 |  | 321,696 |
Long-Lived Assets | [3] | 242,582 |  |  |  | 139,259 |  |  |  |  | 242,582 |  | 139,259 |  | 137,211 |
Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,029,024 |  | 1,040,418 |  | 908,799 |
Long-Lived Assets | [3] | 343,501 |  |  |  | 361,317 |  |  |  |  | 343,501 |  | 361,317 |  | 349,979 |
Foreign | United Kingdom |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Lived Assets | [3] | 217,414 |  |  |  | 230,071 |  |  |  |  | 217,414 |  | 230,071 |  | 199,415 |
Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 219,044 |  | 227,207 |  | 220,336 |
Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 177,868 |  | 176,547 |  | 162,085 |
Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71,912 |  | 80,088 |  | 75,859 |
Long-Lived Assets | [3] | $ 225,230 |  |  |  | $ 241,301 |  |  |  |  | 225,230 |  | 241,301 |  | 248,435 |
Operating Segments | Industrial Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,889,822 |  | 2,814,755 |  | 2,564,202 |
Operating Segments | Industrial Segment | Domestic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,570,891 |  | 1,480,189 |  | 1,357,945 |
Operating Segments | Industrial Segment | Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,318,931 |  | 1,334,566 |  | 1,206,257 |
Operating Segments | Industrial Segment | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 229,386 |  | 236,594 |  | 216,218 |
Operating Segments | Industrial Segment | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 717,659 |  | 715,754 |  | 625,399 |
Operating Segments | Industrial Segment | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 189,627 |  | 197,859 |  | 195,502 |
Operating Segments | Industrial Segment | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 118,393 |  | 112,712 |  | 100,389 |
Operating Segments | Industrial Segment | Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63,866 |  | 71,647 |  | 68,749 |
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,887,767 |  | 1,754,339 |  | 1,680,384 |
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Domestic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,487,205 |  | 1,351,065 |  | 1,355,262 |
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,562 |  | 403,274 |  | 325,122 |
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 117,305 |  | 106,460 |  | 86,773 |
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 218,021 |  | 228,046 |  | 174,304 |
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,020 |  | 27,834 |  | 23,407 |
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,170 |  | 32,493 |  | 33,528 |
Operating Segments | Consumer Segment | Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,046 |  | 8,441 |  | 7,110 |
Operating Segments | Specialty Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 786,962 |  | 752,549 |  | 713,589 |
Operating Segments | Specialty Segment | Domestic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 618,408 |  | 600,780 |  | 556,193 |
Operating Segments | Specialty Segment | Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 168,554 |  | 151,769 |  | 157,396 |
Operating Segments | Specialty Segment | Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,508 |  | 22,295 |  | 18,705 |
Operating Segments | Specialty Segment | Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93,344 |  | 96,618 |  | 109,096 |
Operating Segments | Specialty Segment | Foreign | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,397 |  | 1,514 |  | 1,427 |
Operating Segments | Specialty Segment | Foreign | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,305 |  | $ 31,342 |  | $ 28,168 |
[1] | Reflects inventory-related charges of $36.5 million in our consumer reportable segment for product line rationalization and related obsolete inventory identification and $1.2 million in inventory reductions related to restructuring activities in our industrial reportable segment. Additional restructuring charges totaling $17.5 million were incurred during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, as further described in Note B, “Restructuring.” We also incurred charges in our industrial segment totaling $4.2 million in connection with the decision to exit Flowcrete China.
[2] | It is not practicable to obtain the information needed to disclose revenues attributable to each of our product lines.
[3] | Long-lived assets include all non-current assets, excluding non-current deferred income taxes.

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