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Income Taxes - Summary of Valuation Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2017 | May 31, 2016
Movement in Valuation Allowance [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ (17,047) | $ (14,690)
Additions | (1,667) | (3,437)
Subtractions | 626 | 1,080
Balance at end of period | $ (18,088) | $ (17,047)

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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=d3e32537-109319 + Details
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