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SEGMENT INFORMATION - Schedule of Assets by Region (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, excluding goodwill and other intangible assets	$ 493,678	$ 374,143
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, excluding goodwill and other intangible assets	394,716	284,257
Foreign countries
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, excluding goodwill and other intangible assets	$ 98,962	$ 89,886

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Long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 41
-Subparagraph (b)
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