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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Narrative) (Details) | May 31, 2018 item
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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES [Abstract] |
Number of subsidiaries exposed to foreign currency and interest rate cash flow | 3

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