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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) (USD $)
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May 31, 2011
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May 31, 2010
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May 31, 2009
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Allowance for doubtful accounts [Member]
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| Balance as of beginning of year | $ 1.9 | $ 4.0 | $ 4.1 |
| Additions charged to expenses | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| Additions to other accounts | 0.4 | ||
| Costs and deductions | 2.0 | 4.7 | 3.0 |
| Balance as of end of year | 2.1 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
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Reserve for client fund losses [Member]
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| Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | |||
| Balance as of beginning of year | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Additions charged to expenses | 1.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| Costs and deductions | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Balance as of end of year | $ 1.8 | $ 2.6 | $ 3.2 |
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- Definition
A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.
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- Definition
Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs, charged to costs and expenses. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs, charged to accounts other than costs and expenses in a given period Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Total of the deductions in a given period to allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs, representing receivables written off as uncollectible and portions of the reserves utilized, respectively. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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