Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2019

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, 2019 and 2018, are as follows:

	Industrial			Consumer			Specialty
(In thousands)	Segment			Segment			Segment			Total
Balance as of June 1, 2017	$	516,335		$	453,600		$	173,978		$	1,143,913
Acquisitions		19,736			21,277			2,643			43,656
Translation adjustments		1,247			2,841			517			4,605
Balance as of May 31, 2018		537,318			477,718			177,138			1,192,174
Acquisitions		5,826			25,994			45,639			77,459
Translation adjustments		(16,725	)		(4,325	)		(2,821	)		(23,871	)
Balance as of May 31, 2019	$	526,419		$	499,387		$	219,956		$	1,245,762

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, 2019
Amortized intangible assets
Formulae	9 to 33	$	227,208	$	(150,091	)	$	77,117
Customer-related intangibles	5 to 33		413,475		(172,238	)		241,237
Trademarks/names	5 to 40		32,998		(16,867	)		16,131
Other	1 to 33		36,709		(26,599	)		10,110
Total Amortized Intangibles			710,390		(365,795	)		344,595
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Trademarks/names			256,487					256,487
Total Other Intangible Assets		$	966,877	$	(365,795	)	$	601,082
As of May 31, 2018
Amortized intangible assets
Formulae	10 to 33	$	221,812	$	(140,160	)	$	81,652
Customer-related intangibles	5 to 33		369,687		(147,831	)		221,856
Trademarks/names	5 to 40		36,671		(17,998	)		18,673
Other	2 to 30		37,589		(24,946	)		12,643
Total Amortized Intangibles			665,759		(330,935	)		334,824
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Trademarks/names			249,448					249,448
Total Other Intangible Assets		$	915,207	$	(330,935	)	$	584,272