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Discontinued Operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2011

Schedule Of Discontinued Operation Gain Loss On Disposal Of Discontinued Operation [Table Text Block]

		Three months ended August 31,
		2011			2010
Revenues		$	0.1		$	0.6
Asset impairments			0.9			—
Loss before income taxes			2.6			1.8
Income tax benefit			0.6			0.5
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		$	2.0		$	1.3

Schedule Of Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

		August 31, 2011					May 31, 2011					August 31, 2010
Accounts receivable, net			$	0.1				$	0.1				$	3.4
Inventory				0.3					1.2					3.2
Other assets				9.2					9.2					11.8
Current assets of discontinued operations			$	9.6				$	10.5				$	18.4
Accounts payable			$	0.1				$	0.2				$	1.1
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				1.1					0.6					2.8
Current liabilities of discontinued operations			$	1.2				$	0.8				$	3.9

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