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Accrued Severance (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2014
Disclosure For Accrued Severance [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Accrued Severance Costs | The table below provides information regarding Accrued severance, which is included in “Other accrued expenses” in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.
| Nine months ended February 28, 2014 |  | Twelve months ended May 31, 2013 |  | Nine months ended February 28, 2013
Beginning balance | $ | 3.3 |  |  | $ | 2.7 |  |  | $ | 2.7 |
Accruals | 9.7 |  |  | 13.4 |  |  | 5.3 |
Payments | (11.9 | ) |  | (12.8 | ) |  | (5.5 | )
Ending balance | $ | 1.1 |  |  | $ | 3.3 |  |  | $ | 2.5 |

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