The following tables provide the retirement-related benefit plans’ impact on income before income taxes for the three and nine month periods ended February 28, 2015 and 2014:


	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	February 28,						February 28,
Pension Benefits	2015			2014			2015			2014
(In thousands)
Service cost	$	7,604		$	6,764		$	1,231		$	1,109
Interest cost		5,046			4,510			1,891			1,799
Expected return on plan assets		(6,102	)		(5,190	)		(2,296	)		(2,096	)
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		75			84			10			1
Net actuarial losses recognized		3,502			3,305			536			624

Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	10,125		$	9,473		$	1,372		$	1,437


	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	February 28,						February 28,
Postretirement Benefits	2015			2014			2015		2014
(In thousands)
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	313	$	327
Interest cost		66			81			308		317
Amortization of:
Prior service (credit)		(62	)		(22	)
Net actuarial (gains) losses recognized		(34	)		(29	)		104		134

Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	(30	)	$	30		$	725	$	778


	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	Nine Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	February 28,						February 28,
Pension Benefits	2015			2014			2015			2014
(In thousands)
Service cost	$	22,732		$	20,292		$	3,693		$	3,327
Interest cost		15,050			13,530			5,673			5,398
Expected return on plan assets		(18,170	)		(15,571	)		(6,888	)		(6,287	)
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		223			251			30			3
Net actuarial losses recognized		10,446			9,916			1,608			1,871

Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	30,281		$	28,418		$	4,116		$	4,312


	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	Nine Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	February 28,						February 28,
Postretirement Benefits	2015			2014			2015		2014
(In thousands)
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	939	$	981
Interest cost		198			243			924		951
Amortization of:
Prior service (credit)		(186	)		(66	)		—		—
Net actuarial (gains) losses recognized		(102	)		(87	)		312		401

Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	(90	)	$	90		$	2,175	$	2,333