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Other Accrued Expenses | 3 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2015
Other Accrued Expenses Disclosure [Abstract] |
Other Accrued Expenses | OTHER ACCRUED EXPENSES Other accrued expenses consist of the following as of the dates indicated:
| August 31, 2015 |  | May 31, 2015 |  | August 31, 2014
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and benefits | $ | 41.2 |  |  | $ | 44.3 |  |  | $ | 40.4 |
Accrued bonus and commissions | 10.9 |  |  | 32.6 |  |  | 12.4 |
Accrued other taxes | 21.6 |  |  | 26.7 |  |  | 23.1 |
Accrued advertising and promotions | 29.8 |  |  | 33.4 |  |  | 29.8 |
Accrued insurance | 7.8 |  |  | 7.8 |  |  | 8.6 |
Other accrued expenses | 28.8 |  |  | 28.8 |  |  | 28.6 |
Total accrued expenses | $ | 140.1 |  |  | $ | 173.6 |  |  | $ | 142.9 |

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