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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
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  DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
 
Arkados Group, Inc. (the “Company”) conducts business activities principally through Arkados, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary. Pursuant to an “Agreement and Plan of Merger”, (“the Merger Agreement”) dated May 7, 2004 and consummated on May 24, 2004, merged a wholly owned subsidiary, CDK Merger Corp., with Miletos, Inc. (the “Merger”). CDK Merger Corp. was renamed “Arkados, Inc.” On August 30, 2006, the Company changed its name from CDKNET.COM, Inc. to Arkados Group, Inc. All references to CDKNET.COM, Inc. have been changed accordingly. Since Arkados Group, Inc. and subsidiaries prior to May 7, 2004 had no meaningful operations, this merger has been recorded as a reorganization of Arkados, Inc. via a reverse merger with Arkados Group, Inc.
 
Miletos, Inc. was a newly established entity, which acquired the assets and business of Enikia, LLC in a public foreclosure sale on March 23, 2004 in exchange for the forgiveness of $4,000,000 of secured debt and the assumption of certain outstanding liabilities. The assets and certain liabilities acquired at the foreclosure sale have been recorded at historical cost basis. The new entity, Miletos, Inc. was predominately owned by a controlled group, which was the same controlled group of Enikia, LLC and the same group became majority holders.
 
The Company underwent a significant restructuring between December 23, 2010 and continuing beyond May 31, 2013 (the period ending for this report) during which substantially all of its assets were acquired by STMicroelectronics (sometimes referred to hereinafter as the “Asset Sale”), as disclosed in the 8-K filed December 29, 2010 and further described (as to the closing) in the 8-K filed July 12, 2011. Following December 23, 2010, the Company had minimal operations but also attempted to develop a plan to pursue a different course of operations. During the period covered by this report through December 23, 2010 (i.e. the date of the Asset Sale), the Company, a development stage enterprise, was a fabless semiconductor company providing integrated system-on-chip solutions that directly support networking, smart grid and multimedia applications. Most recently (i.e. following January, 2013), Arkados has shifted its focus towards development of a universal platform that provides software solutions for smart grid and smart home applications primarily in the areas of energy management, home health care, smart appliances and home security and entertainment.
 
The accompanying financials have been presented on a development stage basis using March 24, 2004 as the date of inception.