Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2019
USD ($)
May 31, 2018
USD ($)
[3]
May 31, 2017
USD ($)
[3]
Operating activities      
Net income $ 1,034.4 $ 994.1 [1],[2] $ 826.3 [2],[4]
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization on property and equipment and intangible assets 181.5 138.0 [5] 126.9 [5]
Amortization of premiums and discounts on available-for-sale securities, net 49.0 65.4 [5] 72.5 [5]
Amortization of deferred contract costs 180.2 174.7 [5] 169.4 [5]
Stock-based compensation costs 46.2 44.6 [5] 35.4 [5]
Provision/(benefit) for deferred income taxes 4.7 (37.2) [6] 22.7 [6]
Provision for allowance for doubtful accounts 3.3 3.6 [5] 4.9 [5]
Net realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities   (0.1) [5] (0.1) [5]
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Interest receivable 4.8 3.7 [5] 0.2 [5]
Accounts receivable and PEO unbilled receivables, net (117.2) 16.2 [5] (103.3) [5]
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1.0 18.0 [5] (32.2) [5]
Accounts payable and other current liabilities 77.5 42.9 [5] 38.2 [5]
Deferred costs (188.5) (181.8) [5] (185.6) [5]
Net change in other long-term assets and liabilities (5.4) (5.7) [5] (14.9) [5]
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,271.5 1,276.4 [5] 960.4 [5]
Investing activities      
Purchases of available-for-sale securities (35,145.8) (50,220.2) [5] (50,462.3) [5]
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities 34,638.8 51,592.9 [5] 49,903.0 [5]
Purchases of property and equipment (123.8) (154.0) [5] (94.3) [5]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired (992.2) (180.4) [5]  
Purchases of other assets (5.3) (39.8) [5] (8.6) [5]
Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities (1,628.3) 998.5 [5] (662.2) [5]
Financing activities      
Net change in client fund obligations (950.6) 462.4 [5] 317.3 [5]
Net proceeds from long-term borrowings 796.3    
Dividends paid (826.8) (739.7) [5] (662.3) [5]
Repurchases of common shares (56.9) (143.1) [5] (166.2) [5]
Activity related to equity-based plans 29.5 (3.4) [5] 28.5 [5]
Net cash used in financing activities (1,008.5) (423.8) [5] (482.7) [5]
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents (1,365.3) 1,851.1 [5] (184.5) [5]
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of fiscal year 2,300.5 [3],[5] 449.4 [5] 633.9 [5]
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, end of fiscal year 935.2 2,300.5 [5] 449.4 [5]
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents to the Consolidated Balance Sheets      
Cash and cash equivalents 673.6 358.2 [5],[7] 184.6 [5]
Restricted cash 57.1    
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents included in funds held for clients $ 204.5 $ 1,942.3 [5] $ 264.8 [5]
[1] Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the adoption of ASC Topic 606.
[2] Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" ("ASC Topic 606").
[3] Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the adoption of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force)."
[4] Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the adoption of ASC Topic 606.
[5] Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the adoption of ASC Topic 606.
[6] Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the adoption of ASC Topic 606.
[7] Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the adoption of ASC Topic 606 and to provide further detail related to certain professional employer organization ("PEO") balances.