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Income Taxes - Available Domestic and Foreign Loss Carryforwards (Detail) $ in Millions | May 31, 2016 USD ($)
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
2017 | $ 1
2018 | 4
2019 | 1
2020 | 1
2021-2035 | 35
Indefinite | 101
Net Operating Losses | $ 143

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- Definition Amount of operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65882285&loc=d3e32559-109319 + Details
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