Consolidated Statements of Income (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
May 31, 2017	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Discontinued operations, income tax expense	$ 15,057	$ 138,184	$ 15,910

- Definition

Amount of tax expense (benefit) related to a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, tax expense (benefit) related to income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) on disposal, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and tax expense (benefit) related to adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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