Note 9 - Long-term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2017

Notes Tables

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

	As of February 28, 2017										As of May 31, 2016
	Gross		OID (1)			DFC (2)			Net		Gross		OID (1)			DFC (2)			Net
Term Loan Facility	$	636,802		(3,505	)		(8,333	)		624,964		641,777		(5,210	)		(12,174	)		624,393
Notes		400,000		(2,120	)		(5,784	)		392,096		400,000		(2,648	)		(7,223	)		390,129
Revolving Facilities		20,000		-			-			20,000		-		-			-			-
Capital lease agreements		85		-			-			85		232		-			-			232
Total long-term debt		1,056,887		(5,625	)		(14,117	)		1,037,145		1,042,009		(7,858	)		(19,397	)		1,014,754
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		26,718		-			-			26,718		6,806		-			-			6,806
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	$	1,030,169		(5,625	)		(14,117	)		1,010,427		1,035,203		(7,858	)		(19,397	)		1,007,948

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

Year Ended May 31:
2017	$	21,742
2018		6,632
2019		628,513
2020		400,000
Total	$	1,056,887

Interest Income and Interest Expense Disclosure [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	February 28		February 29		February 28		February 29
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Notes, including OID amortization	$	11,303		11,285		33,903		33,847
Term loan facility, including OID amortization		8,538		8,685		25,934		26,190
Amortization of deferred financing costs		1,771		1,792		5,285		5,327
Interest rate swaps and other interest		46		122		215		487
Revolving facility fees and interest		283		154		832		563
Interest accreted on contingent consideration liabilities		1,040		291		3,034		861
Total interest expense	$	22,981		22,329		69,203		67,275

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

	February 28, 2017			May 31, 2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	19,397			26,399
Debt issuance costs (1)		5			118
Amortization		(5,285	)		(7,120	)
Balance at end of period	$	14,117			19,397