Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 30, 2011	May 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 770,860	$ 1,354,285
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $548 and $472, respectively	162,643	166,540
Claims receivable, net of allowances for losses of $4,169 and $3,870, respectively	1,024	914
Settlement processing assets	206,642	280,359
Inventory	11,790	7,640
Deferred income taxes	2,893	2,946
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	34,558	35,291
Total current assets	1,190,410	1,847,975
Goodwill	741,081	779,637
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $214,435 and $197,066, respectively	299,680	341,500
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $161,672 and $147,670, respectively	258,041	256,301
Deferred income taxes	96,508	104,140
Other	28,619	20,978
Total assets	2,614,339	3,350,531
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	225,676	270,745
Current portion of long-term debt	87,962	85,802
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	206,420	241,578
Settlement processing obligations	270,290	838,565
Income taxes payable	17,076	7,674
Total current liabilities	807,424	1,444,364
Long-term debt	203,222	268,217
Deferred income taxes	115,157	116,432
Other long-term liabilities	54,788	49,843
Total liabilities	1,180,591	1,878,856
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 11)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	139,934	133,858
Equity:
Preferred stock, no par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized and none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 78,355,001 and 80,334,781 issued and outstanding at November 30, 2011 and May 31, 2011, respectively (see Note 1)	0	0
Paid-in capital (see Note 1)	342,914	419,591
Retained earnings (see Note 1)	790,532	685,624
Accumulated other comprehensive income	12,909	79,320
Total Global Payments shareholders' equity	1,146,355	1,184,535
Noncontrolling interest	147,459	153,282
Total equity	1,293,814	1,337,817
Total liabilities and equity	$ 2,614,339	$ 3,350,531