CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	May 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 595,884	$ 581,872
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $531 and $401, respectively	206,641	214,574
Claims receivable, net	758	809
Settlement processing assets	1,141,608	780,917
Inventory	5,660	6,636
Deferred income taxes	12,793	12,963
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	43,380	45,673
Total current assets	2,006,724	1,643,444
Goodwill	1,324,374	1,337,285
Other intangible assets, net	511,265	535,173
Property and equipment, net	363,415	369,753
Deferred income taxes	100,813	101,928
Other	32,765	31,067
Total assets	4,339,356	4,018,650
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	652,157	440,128
Current portion of long-term debt	31,250	17,677
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	248,639	290,106
Settlement processing obligations	634,061	451,317
Income taxes payable	13,390	12,390
Total current liabilities	1,579,497	1,211,618
Long-term debt	1,388,750	1,376,002
Deferred income taxes	209,941	209,099
Other long-term liabilities	90,655	89,132
Total liabilities	3,268,843	2,885,851
Commitments and contingencies
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; 67,672,753 issued and outstanding at August 31, 2014 and 68,845,643 issued and outstanding at May 31, 2014	0	0
Paid-in capital	139,141	183,023
Retained earnings	822,461	815,980
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(19,351)	(1,776)
Total Global Payments shareholders’ equity	942,251	997,227
Noncontrolling interests	128,262	135,572
Total equity	1,070,513	1,132,799
Total liabilities and equity	$ 4,339,356	$ 4,018,650