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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Millions | May 31, 2011 | May 31, 2010
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Deferred tax assets: |  |
Compensation and employee benefit liabilities | $ 16.3 | $ 14.7
Other current liabilities | 9.4 | 8.3
Tax credit carry forward | 27.4 | 22.5
Depreciation | 6.7 | 12.0
Stock-based compensation | 29.8 | 25.2
Other | 18.2 | 7.6
Gross deferred tax assets | 107.8 | 90.3
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
Capitalized software | 33.2 | 27.6
Depreciation | 16.6 | 0.1
Intangible assets | 32.5 | 27.7
Revenue not subject to current taxes | 10.0 | 10.5
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities | 21.7 | 24.1
Other | 0.5 | 0.2
Gross deferred tax liabilities | 114.5 | 90.2
Net deferred tax (liability)/asset | $ (6.7) | $ 0.1

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