Note 18. Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2012

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Successor		Predecessor
	August 20, 2011		June 1, 2011		For the Year Ended May 31,
	Through May 31, 2012		through August 19, 2011		2011		2010
Sales by product group
Traditional reagents	$	151,644	$	42,936	$	199,826	$	207,710
Capture reagents		69,174		21,239		82,366		77,003
Instruments		36,228		9,457		45,112		39,680
Molecular immunohematology		4,768		1,278		5,787		4,680
Net sales	$	261,814	$	74,910	$	333,091	$	329,073

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

	Successor
	August 20, 2011 through May 31, 2012
	U.S.			Europe		Other		Elims			Consolidated
Sales:
Unaffiliated customers	$	178,875		$	55,495	$	27,444	$	-		$	261,814
Affiliates		20,590			14,264		324		(35,178	)		-
Net Sales	$	199,465		$	69,759	$	27,768	$	(35,178	)	$	261,814
(Loss) income from operations	$	(6,726	)	$	2,708	$	243	$	(824	)	$	(4,599	)
Depreciation		10,357			4,532		632		-			15,521
Amortization		37,334			1,304		586		-			39,224
Income tax expense (benefit)		(32,414	)		1,067		89		(288	)		(31,546	)
Interest income		-			6		1		-			7
Interest expense		77,046			2		-		-			77,048
Certain litigation expenses		22,000			-		-		-			22,000
Capital expenditures		4,422			790		752		-			5,964
Property & equipment, net		45,509			14,393		4,760		-			64,662
Goodwill		910,171			32,977		23,190		-			966,338
Intangible assets		692,625			29,066		13,831		-			735,522
Total assets at period end		2,013,165			134,905		56,632		(255,549	)		1,949,153

	Predecessor
	June 1, 2011 through August 19, 2011
	U.S.			Europe		Other		Elims			Consolidated
Sales:
Unaffiliated customers	$	52,364		$	15,100	$	7,446	$	-		$	74,910
Affiliates		3,679			3,992		110		(7,781	)		-
Net Sales	$	56,043		$	19,092	$	7,556	$	(7,781	)	$	74,910
(Loss) income from operations	$	(10,298	)	$	1,619	$	2,171	$	-		$	(6,508	)
Depreciation		2,106			1,123		161		-			3,390
Amortization		874			36		21		-			931
Income tax expense (benefit)		(89	)		637		2,145		(12	)		2,681
Interest income		47			40		55		-			142
Capital expenditures		545			1,386		334		-			2,265
Property & equipment, net		40,684			13,755		4,147		-			58,586
Goodwill		70,946			7,239		15,880		-			94,065
Intangible assets		45,871			1,139		6,592		-			53,602
Total assets at period end		732,603			92,440		39,199		(211,847	)		652,395

	Predecessor
	For the Year Ended May 31, 2011
	U.S.		Europe		Other			Elims			Consolidated
Sales:
Unaffiliated customers	$	232,965	$	68,569	$	31,557		$	-		$	333,091
Affiliates		15,950		16,300		323			(32,573	)		-
Net Sales	$	248,915	$	84,869	$	31,880		$	(32,573	)	$	333,091
Income from operations	$	100,774	$	13,397	$	11,819		$	7		$	125,997
Depreciation		9,093		4,258		529			-			13,880
Amortization		4,084		160		89			-			4,333
Income tax expense (benefit)		33,322		4,171		3,802			8			41,303
Interest income		279		234		193			-			706
Interest expense		57		14		(1	)		-			70
Capital expenditures		6,717		407		1,937			-			9,061
Property & equipment, net		39,957		14,318		3,941			-			58,216
Goodwill		70,946		7,214		15,607			-			93,767
Intangible assets		46,745		1,169		6,219			-			54,133
Total assets at period end		677,861		92,866		64,992			(202,592	)		633,127

	Predecessor
	For the Year Ended May 31, 2010
	U.S.		Europe		Other		Elims			Consolidated
Sales:
Unaffiliated customers	$	236,255	$	65,096	$	27,722	$	-		$	329,073
Affiliates		17,291		14,508		280		(32,079	)		-
Net Sales	$	253,546	$	79,604	$	28,002	$	(32,079	)	$	329,073
Income from operations	$	105,447	$	9,698	$	9,782	$	415		$	125,342
Depreciation		7,879		3,956		456		-			12,291
Amortization		4,034		162		82		-			4,278
Income tax expense (benefit)		36,271		3,214		2,879		265			42,629
Interest income		221		177		56		-			454
Interest expense		18		15		-		-			33
Capital expenditures		5,753		361		190		-			6,304
Property & equipment, net		36,334		10,945		1,890		-			49,169
Goodwill		73,881		6,235		14,220		-			94,336
Intangible assets		50,828		1,181		5,619		-			57,628
Total assets at period end		594,005		69,151		51,337		(194,659	)		519,834

Export Sales to Unaffiliated Customers [Table Text Block]

	Successor		Predecessor
	August 20, 2011		June 1, 2011		For the Year Ended May 31,
	through May 31, 2012		through August 19, 2011		2011		2010
	(in thousands)		(in thousands)
United States	$	5,426	$	1,417	$	6,100	$	5,378
Europe		5,806		964		6,609		5,947
Other		2,708		526		2,269		2,073
Total net export sales	$	13,940	$	2,907	$	14,978	$	13,398