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SETTLEMENT PROCESSING ASSETS AND OBLIGATIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 29, 2016	May. 31, 2015
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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