PENSION PLANS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Retirement-Related Benefit Plans' Impact on Income Before Income Taxes

The following tables provide the retirement-related benefit plans’ impact on income before income taxes for the quarters month periods ended August 31, 2012 and 2011:

	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	Quarter Ended August 31,						Quarter Ended August 31,
Pension Benefits	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	6,488		$	4,977		$	1,050		$	965
Interest cost		4,060			3,827			1,769			2,040
Expected return on plan assets		(4,358	)		(4,354	)		(1,846	)		(2,036	)
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		87			88			2			3
Net actuarial losses recognized		4,222			2,127			692			560
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	10,499		$	6,665		$	1,667		$	1,532

	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	Quarter Ended August 31,						Quarter Ended August 31,
Postretirement Benefits	2012			2011			2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	288	$	192
Interest cost		88			104			289		250
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		(22	)		(22	)
Net actuarial (gains) losses recognized		4			(14	)		114		18
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	70		$	68		$	691	$	460