Debt	3 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	NOTE I – Debt On August 23, 2019, two of our European subsidiaries issued a €36,700,000 principal amount unsecured 1.56% Series A Senior Note due August 23, 2031 (the “2031 Note”) and €55,000,000 aggregate principal amount of unsecured 1.90% Series B Senior Notes due August 23, 2034 (the “2034 Notes”), (collectively, the “Senior Notes”). The 2031 Note is to be repaid in the principal amount of €30,000,000, together with accrued interest, on August 23, 2029, with the remaining €6,700,000 principal amount payable on August 23, 2031, together with accrued interest. The 2034 Notes are to be repaid in the aggregate principal amount of €23,300,000, together with accrued interest, on August 23, 2031, with the remaining €31,700,000 aggregate principal amount payable on August 23, 2034, together with accrued interest. Debt issue costs of $134,000 were incurred in connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes and have been recorded on the consolidated balance sheets within long-term debt as a contra-liability. They will be amortized, through interest expense, in our consolidated statements of earnings (loss) over the term of the respective Senior Notes. The unamortized portion of the debt issuance costs was $123,000 at August 31, 2020. The Senior Notes were issued in a private placement and the proceeds thereof were used in the redemption of $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of unsecured 6.50% senior notes that were set to mature on April 15, 2020 (the “2020 Notes”). The 2020 Notes were redeemed in full on August 30, 2019. In connection with the early redemption, the Company recognized a loss of $4,034,000, which has been presented separately in our consolidated statements of earnings (loss). We maintain a $500,000,000 multi-year revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with a group of lenders which matures in February 2023. Borrowings under the Credit Facility have maturities of up to one year. We have the option to borrow at rates equal to an applicable margin over the LIBOR, Prime Rate or Overnight Bank Funding Rate. The applicable margin is determined by our credit rating. There were no borrowings or letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility at August 31, 2020.

Debt

3 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2020

NOTE I – Debt

On August 23, 2019, two of our European subsidiaries issued a €36,700,000 principal amount unsecured 1.56% Series A Senior Note due August 23, 2031 (the “2031 Note”) and €55,000,000 aggregate principal amount of unsecured 1.90% Series B Senior Notes due August 23, 2034 (the “2034 Notes”), (collectively, the “Senior Notes”). The 2031 Note is to be repaid in the principal amount of €30,000,000, together with accrued interest, on August 23, 2029, with the remaining €6,700,000 principal amount payable on August 23, 2031, together with accrued interest. The 2034 Notes are to be repaid in the aggregate principal amount of €23,300,000, together with accrued interest, on August 23, 2031, with the remaining €31,700,000 aggregate principal amount payable on August 23, 2034, together with accrued interest. Debt issue costs of $134,000 were incurred in connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes and have been recorded on the consolidated balance sheets within long-term debt as a contra-liability. They will be amortized, through interest expense, in our consolidated statements of earnings (loss) over the term of the respective Senior Notes. The unamortized portion of the debt issuance costs was $123,000 at August 31, 2020.

The Senior Notes were issued in a private placement and the proceeds thereof were used in the redemption of $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of unsecured 6.50% senior notes that were set to mature on April 15, 2020 (the “2020 Notes”). The 2020 Notes were redeemed in full on August 30, 2019. In connection with the early redemption, the Company recognized a loss of $4,034,000, which has been presented separately in our consolidated statements of earnings (loss).

We maintain a $500,000,000 multi-year revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with a group of lenders which matures in February 2023. Borrowings under the Credit Facility have maturities of up to one year. We have the option to borrow at rates equal to an applicable margin over the LIBOR, Prime Rate or Overnight Bank Funding Rate. The applicable margin is determined by our credit rating. There were no borrowings or letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility at August 31, 2020.