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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES

The Company provides for income taxes at the end of each interim period based on the estimated effective tax rate for the full fiscal year adjusted for any discrete events, which are recorded in the period that they occur.  The estimated annual effective tax rate prior to discrete items was 52.9% in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, as compared to 55.2% for the same period in fiscal 2017. The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to the valuation allowance, the impact of the deferred tax liability related to indefinite lived intangibles, foreign taxes and state taxes.

A valuation allowance is established if it is more likely than not that all, or a portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company has established that it is more likely than not that some, or all of their deferred tax assets will not be recognized in future years. Consequently, the Company continues to maintain a full U.S. valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets. Management will continue to reevaluate the positive and negative evidence at each reporting period and if future results as projected in the U.S. and our tax planning strategies are favorable, the valuation allowance may be removed, which could have a favorable material impact on our results of operations in the period in which it is recorded.