Note 18 - Income Taxes (Details) - The (Benefit) Provision for Income Taxes (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 19, 2011	May 31, 2012	May 31, 2012	May 31, 2013	May 31, 2011
Current:
Federal	$ 3,161		$ 700	$ 403	$ 26,542
State and Local	673		143	69	6,102
Foreign	2,823		3,706	4,434	7,718
	6,657		4,549	4,906	40,362
Non-Current:
Federal			328	(899)
State and Local				0
Foreign				0
			328	(899)
Deferred:
Federal	(3,429)		(31,946)	(26,319)	3,551
State and Local	(494)		(1,639)	(1,522)	(2,873)
Foreign	(53)		(2,838)	(732)	263
	(3,976)		(36,423)	(28,573)	941
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	$ 2,681	$ (31,546)	$ (31,546)	$ (24,566)	$ 41,303