Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill and Intangible Assets

As of February 28, 2014 and May 31, 2013, goodwill and intangible assets consisted of the following:

	February 28, 2014		May 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
Goodwill	$	1,064,868	$	1,044,222
Other intangible assets:
Customer-related intangible assets	$	566,680	$	559,884
Trademarks	6,004		6,390
Acquired technology	15,000		15,000
Contract-based intangible assets	115,134		110,234
	702,818		691,508
Less accumulated amortization:
Customer-related intangible assets	301,974		262,649
Trademarks	4,023		3,967
Acquired technology	2,652		1,248
Contract-based intangible assets	29,656		22,796
	338,305		290,660
	$	364,513	$	400,848

Schedule of Goodwill

The following table discloses the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended February 28, 2014:

	North America merchant services			International merchant services		Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at May 31, 2013	$	519,175		$	525,047	$	1,044,222
Accumulated impairment losses	—			—		—
	$	519,175		$	525,047	$	1,044,222
Goodwill acquired	—			—		—
Effect of foreign currency translation	(5,891		)	26,537		20,646
Balance at February 28, 2014	$	513,284		$	551,584	$	1,064,868