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NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS | 3 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2012
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS | NOTE 4 — NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In June 2011, the FASB issued amended disclosure requirements for the presentation of other comprehensive income (OCI) and accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI). OCI is comprised of costs, expenses, gains and losses that are included in comprehensive income but excluded from net income, and AOCI comprises the aggregated balances of OCI in equity. The amended guidance eliminated the option to present period changes (OCI) as part of the Statement of Changes in Equity. Under the amended guidance, all period changes (OCI) are to be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income, or in two separate but consecutive financial statements. Only summary totals are to be included in the AOCI section of the Statement of Changes in Equity. In December 2011, the FASB deferred the requirement to present reclassifications from AOCI on the face of the Consolidated Statement of Income. We adopted these provisions as of June 1, 2012. There was no impact on our consolidated financial results as the amendments relate only to changes in financial statement presentation.

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