GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

9 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

As of February 29, 2016 and May 31, 2015, goodwill and other intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):



	February 29, 2016		May 31, 2015

Goodwill	$	1,556,904	$	1,491,833
Other intangible assets:
Customer-related intangible assets	$	850,629	$	718,011
Contract-based intangible assets	130,356		130,874
Acquired technologies	91,107		93,194
Trademarks and trade names	12,367		10,777
	1,084,459		952,856
Less accumulated amortization:
Customer-related intangible assets	375,572		342,488
Contract-based intangible assets	43,019		37,286
Acquired technologies	15,161		8,509
Trademarks and trade names	5,166		4,437
	438,918		392,720
	$	645,541	$	560,136

The following table sets forth the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended February 29, 2016 (in thousands):



	North America			Europe			Asia-Pacific			Total

Balance at May 31, 2015	$	779,734		$	485,921		$	226,178		$	1,491,833
Goodwill acquired	102,450			—			16,500			118,950
Effect of foreign currency translation	(6,369		)	(29,800		)	(16,118		)	(52,287		)
Measurement-period adjustments	(8,200		)	(411		)	7,019			(1,592		)
Balance at February 29, 2016	$	867,615		$	455,710		$	233,579		$	1,556,904

There were no accumulated impairment losses as of February 29, 2016 or May 31, 2015.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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