Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2016

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill, by Reportable Segment

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by reportable segment, for the years ended May 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:

	Industrial			Specialty			Consumer
(In thousands)	Segment			Segment			Segment			Total
Balance as of June 1, 2014	$	521,528		$	50,630		$	575,216		$	1,147,374
Acquisitions		8,504			8,539			10,790			27,833
SPHC reconsolidation		-			118,713			-			118,713
Translation adjustments		(62,083	)		(3,196	)		(12,953	)		(78,232	)
Balance as of May 31, 2015		467,949			174,686			573,053			1,215,688
Acquisitions		18,834			7,168			3,760			29,762
Translation adjustments		(19,755	)		(1,759	)		(4,306	)		(25,820	)
Balance as of May 31, 2016	$	467,028		$	180,095		$	572,507		$	1,219,630

Other Intangible Assets Major Classes

Other intangible assets consist of the following major classes:

		Gross				Net Other
	Amortization	Carrying		Accumulated		Intangible
(In thousands)	Period (In Years)	Amount		Amortization		Assets
As of May 31, 2016
Amortized intangible assets
Formulae	3 to 33	$	234,483	$	140,376	$	94,107
Customer-related intangibles	3 to 33		331,008		114,469		216,539
Trademarks/names	5 to 40		30,742		15,817		14,925
Other	2 to 20		47,744		27,745		19,999
Total Amortized Intangibles			643,977		298,407		345,570
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Trademarks/names			229,831				229,831
Total Other Intangible Assets		$	873,808	$	298,407	$	575,401
As of May 31, 2015
Amortized intangible assets
Formulae	3 to 33	$	229,721	$	131,031	$	98,690
Customer-related intangibles	3 to 33		324,867		91,104		233,763
Trademarks/names	3 to 40		33,985		14,550		19,435
Other	2 to 40		46,789		25,817		20,972
Total Amortized Intangibles			635,362		262,502		372,860
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Trademarks/names			231,270				231,270
Total Other Intangible Assets		$	866,632	$	262,502	$	604,130