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Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves Schedule II (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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May. 31, 2015 | May. 31, 2014 | May. 31, 2013
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  |  |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance at Beginning of Year |  | $ 15.6 | $ 18.0 | $ 24.9
Expensed |  | 10.6 | 7.3 | 5.8
Write-Offs and Other |  | 11.3 | 9.7 | 12.7
Balance at End of Year |  | 14.9 | 15.6 | 18.0
Reserve for returns |  |  |  |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance at Beginning of Year |  | 27.0 | 26.0 | 57.1
Expensed |  | 53.9 | 56.5 | 48.3
Write-Offs and Other | [1] | 53.0 | 55.5 | 79.4
Balance at End of Year |  | 27.9 | 27.0 | 26.0
Reserves for obsolescence |  |  |  |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance at Beginning of Year |  | 81.8 | 83.8 | 82.2
Expensed |  | 21.7 | 23.7 | 26.2
Write-Offs and Other |  | 22.4 | 25.7 | 24.6
Balance at End of Year |  | 81.1 | 81.8 | 83.8
Reserve for royalty advances |  |  |  |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance at Beginning of Year |  | 85.3 | 79.5 | 75.6
Expensed |  | 3.6 | 6.5 | 4.9
Write-Offs and Other |  | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.0
Balance at End of Year |  | $ 86.8 | $ 85.3 | $ 79.5
[1] | Represents actual returns charged to the reserve

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