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Calculation of Net Income Per Share (Detail) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2017
Nov. 30, 2016
Nov. 30, 2017
Nov. 30, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]        
Numerator for basic and diluted net income per share - Net income attributable to Neogen $ 17,100 $ 11,151 $ 29,014 $ 21,032
Denominator for basic net income per share - Weighted average shares 51,264 50,421 51,109 50,287
Effect of dilutive stock options 697 595 669 624
Denominator for diluted net income per share 51,961 51,016 51,778 50,911
Net income attributable to Neogen per share:        
Basic $ 0.33 $ 0.22 $ 0.57 $ 0.42
Diluted $ 0.33 $ 0.22 $ 0.56 $ 0.41