Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 19, 2011	Feb. 29, 2012	Feb. 28, 2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$ (6,374,000)	$ (41,752,000)	$ (26,947,000)
Depreciation and amortization	4,321,000	36,187,000	52,603,000
Non-cash interest expense		3,795,000	5,397,000
Loss on disposition and retirement of fixed assets	135,000	338,000	1,607,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt			9,111,000
Provision for doubtful accounts	185,000	323,000	193,000
Share-based compensation expense	16,233,000	314,000	1,167,000
Deferred income taxes	(3,974,000)	(32,156,000)	(17,871,000)
Accounts receivable, trade	(3,938,000)	(3,887,000)	2,130,000
Income taxes	3,317,000	(631,000)	2,492,000
Inventories	(3,242,000)	15,262,000	(10,857,000)
Other assets	6,459,000	(621,000)	394,000
Accounts payable	(4,023,000)	4,232,000	191,000
Deferred revenue	(920,000)	(547,000)	(368,000)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	17,409,000	14,481,000	(24,070,000)
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities	25,588,000	(4,662,000)	(4,828,000)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment	(2,265,000)	(3,286,000)	(6,915,000)
Acquisition of Immucor, Inc., net of cash		(1,939,387,000)
Cash used in investing activities	(2,265,000)	(1,942,673,000)	(6,915,000)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from long-term debt		991,406,000	288,076,000
Proceeds from capital contributions, net of costs		706,233,000
Payment of debt issuance costs		(42,474,000)	(9,867,000)
Repayments of long-term debt		(1,538,000)	(286,666,000)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility			47,000,000
Repayments of revolving credit facility			(26,000,000)
Repurchase of common stock	(458,000)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	524,000
Cash provided by financing activities	66,000	1,653,627,000	12,543,000
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(3,029,000)	(1,250,000)	142,000
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	20,360,000	(294,958,000)	942,000
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	302,603,000	322,963,000	18,578,000
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	322,963,000	28,005,000	19,520,000
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	3,414,000	6,501,000	2,174,000
Interest paid	0	38,828,000	81,315,000
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Movement from inventory to property and equipment of instruments placed on rental agreements	1,618,000	8,740,000	8,943,000
Tax benefit from tax deduction contributed by IVD Holdings, Inc.			726,000
August 2012 [Member]
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Exchange of debt instruments due to debt amendment			468,241,000
Feb 2013 [Member]
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Exchange of debt instruments due to debt amendment			$ 467,406,000