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Other Expense, Net | 3 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2019
Other Income And Expenses [Abstract] |
Other Expense, Net | NOTE 9 — OTHER EXPENSE, NET Other expense, net, consists of the following components:
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | August 31, |  |  | August 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Royalty expense, net |  | $ | 266 |  |  | $ | 3 |
Loss (income) related to unconsolidated equity affiliates |  |  | 91 |  |  |  | (118 | )
Pension non-service costs |  |  | 1,428 |  |  |  | 428 |
Other expense, net |  | $ | 1,785 |  |  | $ | 313 |

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