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Other Accrued Expenses (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2015
Other Accrued Expenses Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Accrued Expenses | Other accrued expenses consist of the following as of the dates indicated:
| February 28, 2015 |  | May 31, 2014 |  | February 28, 2014
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and benefits | $ | 41.0 |  |  | $ | 41.7 |  |  | $ | 38.1 |
Accrued bonus and commissions | 20.0 |  |  | 36.9 |  |  | 26.5 |
Accrued other taxes | 24.1 |  |  | 27.5 |  |  | 24.1 |
Accrued advertising and promotions | 35.3 |  |  | 35.6 |  |  | 37.8 |
Accrued income taxes | 5.5 |  |  | 4.7 |  |  | 3.4 |
Accrued insurance | 8.1 |  |  | 8.3 |  |  | 8.2 |
Other accrued expenses | 27.2 |  |  | 30.0 |  |  | 29.4 |
Total accrued expenses | $ | 161.2 |  |  | $ | 184.7 |  |  | $ | 167.5 |

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