NOTE 4 – MARKETABLE SECURITIES

The following tables summarize marketable securities held at August 31, 2015 and May 31, 2015 by asset type:


	Available-For-Sale Securities
(In thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value (Net Carrying Amount)
August 31, 2015
Equity securities:
Stocks — foreign	$	4,201	$	193	$	(415	)	$	3,979
Stocks — domestic		31,465		2,757		(1,004	)		33,218
Mutual funds — foreign		32,681		959		(2,702	)		30,938
Mutual funds — domestic		56,690		9		(5,477	)		51,222

Total equity securities		125,037		3,918		(9,598	)		119,357
Fixed maturity:
U.S. treasury and other government		21,187		111		(179	)		21,119
Corporate bonds		1,214		139		—			1,353
Foreign bonds		36		2		—			38
Mortgage-backed securities		59		37		—			96

Total fixed maturity securities		22,496		289		(179	)		22,606

Total	$	147,533	$	4,207	$	(9,777	)	$	141,963


	Available-For-Sale Securities
(In thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value (Net Carrying Amount)
May 31, 2015
Equity securities:
Stocks — foreign	$	3,722	$	339	$	(85	)	$	3,976
Stocks — domestic		34,368		5,649		(559	)		39,458
Mutual funds — foreign		32,657		2,114		(230	)		34,541
Mutual funds — domestic		56,442		228		(2,779	)		53,891

Total equity securities		127,189		8,330		(3,653	)		131,866
Fixed maturity:
U.S. treasury and other government		21,340		171		(162	)		21,349
Corporate bonds		1,218		171		—			1,389
Foreign bonds		36		2		—			38
Mortgage-backed securities		81		47		—			128

Total fixed maturity securities		22,675		391		(162	)		22,904

Total	$	149,864	$	8,721	$	(3,815	)	$	154,770

Marketable securities, included in other current and long-term assets totaling $77.8 million and $64.2 million at August 31, 2015, respectively, and included in other current and long-term assets totaling $69.3 million and $85.5 million at May 31, 2015, respectively, are composed of available-for-sale securities and are reported at fair value. We carry a portion of our marketable securities portfolio in long-term assets since they are generally held for the settlement of our general and product liability insurance claims processed through our wholly owned captive insurance subsidiaries.

Marketable securities are composed of available-for-sale securities and are reported at fair value. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are recognized in net income on the specific identification basis. Changes in the fair values of securities that are considered temporary are recorded as unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable taxes, in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within stockholders’ equity. Other-than-temporary declines in market value from original cost are reflected in operating income in the period in which the unrealized losses are deemed other than temporary. In order to determine whether other-than-temporary declines in market value have occurred, the duration of the decline in value and our ability to hold the investment are considered in conjunction with an evaluation of the strength of the underlying collateral and the extent to which the investment’s amortized cost or cost, as appropriate, exceeds its related market value.

Gross gains realized on sales of investments were $2.5 million and $2.1 million for the quarters ended August 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. During the first quarter of fiscal 2016, we recognized gross realized losses on sales of investments of $0.1 million, while we recognized no such losses during the first quarter of fiscal 2015. These amounts are included in investment (income), net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Summarized below are the securities we held at August 31, 2015 and May 31, 2015 that were in an unrealized loss position and that were included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), aggregated by the length of time the investments had been in that position:


	August 31, 2015					May 31, 2015
(In thousands)	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Total investments with unrealized losses	$	100,639	$	(9,777	)	$	58,978	$	(3,815	)
Unrealized losses with a loss position for less than 12 months		81,271		(7,231	)		32,693		(1,441	)
Unrealized losses with a loss position for more than 12 months		19,368		(2,546	)		26,285		(2,374	)

We have reviewed all of the securities included in the table above and have concluded that we have the ability and intent to hold these investments until their cost can be recovered, based upon the severity and duration of the decline. Therefore, we did not recognize any other-than-temporary impairment losses on these investments. The unrealized losses generally relate to investments whose fair values at August 31, 2015 were less than 15% below their original cost. From time to time, we may experience significant volatility in general economic and market conditions. If we were to experience unrealized losses that were to continue for longer periods of time, or arise to more significant levels of unrealized losses within our portfolio of investments in marketable securities in the future, we may recognize additional other-than-temporary impairment losses. Such potential losses could have a material impact on our results of operations in any given reporting period. As such, we continue to closely evaluate the status of our investments and our ability and intent to hold these investments.

The net carrying values of debt securities at August 31, 2015, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because the issuers of the securities may have the right to prepay obligations without prepayment penalties.


(In thousands)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due:
Less than one year	$	3,609	$	3,609
One year through five years		15,787		15,724
Six years through ten years		1,919		1,937
After ten years		1,181		1,336

	$	22,496	$	22,606