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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2020
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill, by Reportable Segment | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by reportable segment, for the years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, are as follows:
|  | CPG |  |  | PCG |  |  | Consumer |  |  | SPG |  |  |  |  |
(In thousands) |  | Segment |  |  | Segment |  |  | Segment |  |  | Segment |  |  | Total |
Balance as of June 1, 2018 |  | $ | 372,033 |  |  | $ | 186,775 |  |  | $ | 477,718 |  |  | $ | 155,648 |  |  | $ | 1,192,174 |
Acquisitions |  |  | 47,151 |  |  |  | 4,314 |  |  |  | 25,994 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 77,459 |
Translation adjustments & other |  |  | (11,755 | ) |  |  | (5,830 | ) |  |  | (4,325 | ) |  |  | (1,961 | ) |  |  | (23,871 | )
Balance as of May 31, 2019 |  |  | 407,429 |  |  |  | 185,259 |  |  |  | 499,387 |  |  |  | 153,687 |  |  |  | 1,245,762 |
Acquisitions |  |  | 14,689 |  |  |  | 3,023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,352 |  |  |  | 28,064 |
Translation adjustments & other (1) |  |  | (16,764 | ) |  |  | (2,878 | ) |  |  | (3,169 | ) |  |  | (949 | ) |  |  | (23,760 | )
Balance as of May 31, 2020 |  | $ | 405,354 |  |  | $ | 185,404 |  |  | $ | 496,218 |  |  | $ | 163,090 |  |  | $ | 1,250,066 |
(1) | Activity includes a $2.3 million decrease to goodwill within our Consumer segment related to adjustments to preliminary purchase price allocations, primarily due to deferred tax adjustments.
Other Intangible Assets Major Classes | Other intangible assets consist of the following major classes:
|  |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net Other |
|  | Amortization |  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Intangible |
(In thousands) |  | Period (In Years) |  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Assets |
As of May 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Formulae |  | 9 to 33 |  | $ | 230,621 |  |  | $ | (160,771 | ) |  | $ | 69,850 |
Customer-related intangibles |  | 5 to 33 |  |  | 439,153 |  |  |  | (197,752 | ) |  |  | 241,401 |
Trademarks/names |  | 5 to 40 |  |  | 30,700 |  |  |  | (17,224 | ) |  |  | 13,476 |
Other |  | 1 to 33 |  |  | 32,224 |  |  |  | (23,281 | ) |  |  | 8,943 |
Total Amortized Intangibles |  |  |  |  | 732,698 |  |  |  | (399,028 | ) |  |  | 333,670 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/names |  |  |  |  | 250,710 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250,710 |
Total Other Intangible Assets |  |  |  | $ | 983,408 |  |  | $ | (399,028 | ) |  | $ | 584,380 |
As of May 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Formulae |  | 9 to 33 |  | $ | 227,208 |  |  | $ | (150,091 | ) |  | $ | 77,117 |
Customer-related intangibles |  | 5 to 33 |  |  | 413,475 |  |  |  | (172,238 | ) |  |  | 241,237 |
Trademarks/names |  | 5 to 40 |  |  | 32,998 |  |  |  | (16,867 | ) |  |  | 16,131 |
Other |  | 1 to 33 |  |  | 36,709 |  |  |  | (26,599 | ) |  |  | 10,110 |
Total Amortized Intangibles |  |  |  |  | 710,390 |  |  |  | (365,795 | ) |  |  | 344,595 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/names |  |  |  |  | 256,487 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 256,487 |
Total Other Intangible Assets |  |  |  | $ | 966,877 |  |  | $ | (365,795 | ) |  | $ | 601,082 |

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