Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2011

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]

As of November 30, 2011 and May 31, 2011, goodwill and intangible assets consisted of the following:

	November 30, 2011		May 31, 2011
	(in thousands)
Goodwill	$	741,081	$	779,637
Other intangible assets:
Customer-related intangible assets	$	437,687	$	457,226
Trademarks, finite life	8,135		8,659
Contract-based intangible assets	68,293		72,681
	514,115		538,566
Less accumulated amortization on:
Customer-related intangible assets	196,080		181,372
Trademarks	4,490		4,138
Contract-based intangible assets	13,865		11,556
	214,435		197,066
	$	299,680	$	341,500

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The following table discloses the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended November 30, 2011 (in thousands):

	North America merchant services			International merchant services			Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at May 31, 2011	$	217,422		$	562,215		$	779,637
Accumulated impairment losses	—			—			—
	217,422			562,215			779,637
Goodwill acquired	—			—			—
Effect of foreign currency translation	(4,895		)	(33,661		)	(38,556		)
Balance at November 30, 2011	$	212,527		$	528,554		$	741,081