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LONG-TERM DEBT AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Continuing operations net interest expense | Net interest expense from continuing operations consists of:
| Thirteen weeks ended |  | Thirty-nine weeks ended
| February 28, 2016 |  | February 22, 2015 |  | February 28, 2016 |  | February 22, 2015
Long-term debt | $ | 77.4 |  |  | $ | 80.6 |  |  | $ | 240.4 |  |  | $ | 245.2 |
Short-term debt | 1.2 |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 2.3 |
Interest income | (0.5 | ) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (0.8 | ) |  | (1.0 | )
Interest capitalized | (1.2 | ) |  | (1.6 | ) |  | (4.8 | ) |  | (4.7 | )
| $ | 76.9 |  |  | $ | 79.8 |  |  | $ | 236.8 |  |  | $ | 241.8 |

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