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Other Accrued Expenses (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2014
Other Accrued Expenses Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Accrued Expenses | Other accrued expenses consist of the following as of the dates indicated:
| November 30, 2014 |  | May 31, 2014 |  | November 30, 2013
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and benefits | $ | 44.6 |  |  | $ | 41.7 |  |  | $ | 44.8 |
Accrued bonus and commissions | 24.1 |  |  | 36.9 |  |  | 21.4 |
Accrued other taxes | 28.7 |  |  | 27.5 |  |  | 28.4 |
Accrued advertising and promotions | 37.2 |  |  | 35.6 |  |  | 39.6 |
Accrued income taxes | 17.8 |  |  | 4.7 |  |  | 11.4 |
Accrued insurance | 7.9 |  |  | 8.3 |  |  | 7.8 |
Other accrued expenses | 33.6 |  |  | 30.0 |  |  | 30.6 |
Total accrued expenses | $ | 193.9 |  |  | $ | 184.7 |  |  | $ | 184.0 |

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