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Prepaid Royalties (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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May 31, 2012 | May 31, 2011 | Aug. 13, 2007
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |
Prepaid royalty |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Acquisition, restructuring and other items, net | 201,000 |  |
Impairment loss |  | $ (2,300,000) |

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