INVENTORIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2012

Major Classes of Inventories

Inventories were composed of the following major classes:

	February 29, 2012		May 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Raw material and supplies	$	168,610	$	142,133
Finished goods		348,562		320,987
Total Inventories	$	517,172	$	463,120