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Other Accrued Expenses (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2013
Other Accrued Expenses Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Accrued Expenses [Table Text Block] | Other accrued expenses consist of the following as of the dates indicated:
|  | November 30, 2013 |  | May 31, 2013 |  | November 30, 2012
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and benefits |  | $ | 44.8 |  |  | $ | 45.8 |  |  | $ | 45.7 |
Accrued bonus and commissions |  |  | 21.4 |  |  |  | 22.0 |  |  |  | 16.5 |
Accrued other taxes |  |  | 28.4 |  |  |  | 29.3 |  |  |  | 36.6 |
Accrued advertising and promotions |  |  | 39.6 |  |  |  | 38.2 |  |  |  | 41.1 |
Accrued income taxes |  |  | 11.4 |  |  |  | 5.5 |  |  |  | 11.3 |
Accrued insurance |  |  | 7.8 |  |  |  | 8.7 |  |  |  | 8.7 |
Other accrued expenses |  |  | 30.6 |  |  |  | 30.0 |  |  |  | 35.2 |
Total accrued expenses |  | $ | 184.0 |  |  | $ | 179.5 |  |  | $ | 195.1 |

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