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, 2017 and February 29, 2016:

	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	February 28,			February 29,			February 28,			February 29,
Pension Benefits	2017			2016			2017			2016
(In thousands)
Service cost	$	9,401		$	8,202		$	1,127		$	1,067
Interest cost		4,331			4,499			1,224			1,319
Expected return on plan assets		(6,252	)		(6,437	)		(1,886	)		(1,978	)
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		54			58
Net actuarial losses recognized		5,540			4,190			573			455
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	13,074		$	10,512		$	1,038		$	863

	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	February 28,			February 29,				February 28,			February 29,
Postretirement Benefits	2017			2016			2017			2016
(In thousands)
Service cost	$	-		$	-		$		284	$		281
Interest cost		57			59				222			221
Amortization of:
Prior service (credit)		(58	)		(62	)
Net actuarial (gains) losses recognized									60			61
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	(1	)	$	(3	)	$		566	$		563

	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	Nine Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	February 28,			February 29,			February 28,			February 29,
Pension Benefits	2017			2016			2017			2016
(In thousands)
Service cost	$	28,203		$	24,606		$	3,381		$	3,201
Interest cost		12,993			13,497			3,672			3,965
Expected return on plan assets		(18,756	)		(19,311	)		(5,658	)		(5,944	)
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		162			174			-			-
Net actuarial losses recognized		16,620			12,570			1,719			1,369
Settlement		-			-			-			91
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	39,222		$	31,536		$	3,114		$	2,682

	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	Nine Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	February 28,			February 29,				February 28,			February 29,
Postretirement Benefits	2017			2016			2017			2016
(In thousands)
Service cost	$	-		$	-		$		852	$		843
Interest cost		171			177				666			663
Amortization of:
Prior service (credit)		(174	)		(186	)			-			-
Net actuarial (gains) losses recognized		-			-				180			183
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	(3	)	$	(9	)	$		1,698	$		1,689