Note 12 - Fair Values of the Interest Rate Swap Agreements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 29, 2016	May. 31, 2015
Interest rate swaps (included in other liabilities)	$ (269)	$ (686)

Fair value as of the balance sheet date of interest rate derivative liabilities, which includes all such derivative instruments in hedging and nonhedging relationships that are recognized as liabilities.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 10
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49121117&loc=d3e13433-108611

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