Note 13 - Long-term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

	As of May 31
	2016											2015
	Gross		OID (1)			DFC (2)			Net			Gross		OID (1)			DFC (2)			Net
Term Loan Facility	$	641,777		(5,210	)		(11,049	)		625,518			648,410		(7,381	)		(15,664	)		625,365
Notes		400,000		(2,648	)		(7,223	)		390,129			400,000		(3,291	)		(8,978	)		387,731
Revolving Facility		-		-			(1,125	)		(1,125	)		-		-			(1,757	)		(1,757	)
Capital lease agreements		232		-			-			232			7		-			-			7
Total long-term debt		1,042,009		(7,858	)		(19,397	)		1,014,754			1,048,417		(10,672	)		(26,399	)		1,011,346
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		6,806		-			-			6,806			6,640		-			-			6,640
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	$	1,035,203		(7,858	)		(19,397	)		1,007,948			1,041,777		(10,672	)		(26,399	)		1,004,706

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Year Ended May 31:
2017	$	6,806
2018		6,690
2019		628,513
2020		400,000
Total	$	1,042,009

Interest Income and Interest Expense Disclosure [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended May 31
	2016		2015		2014
Notes, including OID amortization	$	45,143		45,071		45,008
Term Loan Facility, including OID amortization		34,948		35,078		35,298
Amortization of deferred financing costs		7,120		6,717		6,333
Interest rate swaps and other interest		612		915		1,024
Revolving facilities fees and interest		887		726		507
Interest accreted on contingent consideration liability		1,825		914		134
Interest expense	$	90,535		89,421		88,304

Schedule of Debt, Deferred Financing Costs [Table Text Block]

	As of May 31
	2016			2015
Balance at beginning of period	$	26,399			33,116
Debt issuance costs (1)		118			-
Amortization		(7,120	)		(6,717	)
Balance at end of period	$	19,397			26,399