Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Outstanding Debt

Outstanding debt consisted of the following:

	February 28, 2014		May 31, 2013
Lines of credit:	(in thousands)
Corporate Credit Facility - long-term	$	—	$	309,955
Short-term lines of credit:
United Kingdom Credit Facility	72,752		74,146
Global Payments Canada Financial Corporation Credit Facility	89,097		—
U.S. Wells Fargo Credit Facility	—		—
Hong Kong Credit Facility	31,078		38,134
Spain Credit Facility	29,756		28,041
Malaysia Credit Facility	9,397		14,025
Taiwan Credit Facility	8,752		8,359
Canada Credit Facility	—		6,866
Singapore Credit Facility	6,206		6,459
Philippines Credit Facility	6,901		6,384
Sri Lanka Credit Facility	3,434		1,978
Macau Credit Facility	2,314		1,966
Maldives Credit Facility	2,155		741
Brunei Credit Facility	188		362
Malta Credit Facility	25		—
Total short-term lines of credit	$	262,055	$	187,461
Total lines of credit	262,055		497,416
Notes payable	4,407		6,014
Term loan	1,250,000		647,500
Total debt	$	1,516,462	$	1,150,930
Current portion	$	264,406	$	259,796
Long-term debt	1,252,056		891,134
Total debt	$	1,516,462	$	1,150,930