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OTHER ASSETS
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2016
Other Assets [Abstract]  
OTHER ASSETS
OTHER ASSETS

Through certain of our subsidiaries in Europe, we were a member and shareholder of Visa Europe Limited ("VE"). The carrying amount of our member interests in VE at May 31, 2016 was approximately €30, the cost of obtaining the membership interest. On June 21, 2016, Visa Inc. ("Visa") acquired all of the membership interests in VE, including ours. In exchange, we received up-front consideration comprised of approximately €33.5 million ($37.7 million equivalent at June 21, 2016) in cash and Series B and C convertible preferred shares whose initial conversion ratio equates to Visa common shares valued at $22.9 million as of June 21, 2016. On the third anniversary of the closing of the acquisition, we will receive €3.1 million ($3.4 million at June 21, 2016) of deferred consideration (plus compounded interest at a rate of 4.0% per annum). The preferred shares will convert into Visa common shares at periodic intervals over a 12-year period. Based on the outcome of potential litigation involving VE in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe, the conversion factor of the preferred shares could be adjusted down such that the number of Visa common shares ultimately received could be as low as zero, and approximately €25.6 million ($28.8 million equivalent at June 21, 2016) of the cash consideration could be refundable.