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SETTLEMENT PROCESSING ASSETS AND OBLIGATIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Feb. 29, 2016 | May. 31, 2015
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Offsetting Assets [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 1,000,683 | $ 2,394,822
Total | (1,160,951) | (2,033,900)
Merchant reserves |  |
Offsetting Assets [Line Items] |  |
Merchant reserves | (272) | (10,743)
Settlement Liabilities, Reserves | (148,364) | (169,442)
Reserve for operating losses |  |
Offsetting Assets [Line Items] |  |
Settlement Liabilities, Reserves | (1,441) | (1,286)
Reserve for sales allowances |  |
Offsetting Assets [Line Items] |  |
Settlement Liabilities, Reserves | (433) | (4,929)
Interchange reimbursement |  |
Offsetting Assets [Line Items] |  |
Settlement processing assets, gross | 18,225 | 186,660
Settlement processing obligations, gross | 166,824 | 68,444
(Liability to) Receivable from Members |  |
Offsetting Assets [Line Items] |  |
Settlement processing assets, gross | 6,653 | 294,837
Settlement processing obligations, gross | (161,494) | (628)
Receivable from networks |  |
Offsetting Assets [Line Items] |  |
Settlement processing assets, gross | 973,963 | 1,919,148
Liability to merchants |  |
Offsetting Assets [Line Items] |  |
Settlement processing obligations, gross | (1,027,904) | (1,931,390)
Exception items |  |
Offsetting Assets [Line Items] |  |
Settlement processing assets, gross | 2,114 | 4,920
Settlement processing obligations, gross | $ 11,861 | $ 5,331

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