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Other Accrued Expenses (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2015
Other Accrued Expenses Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Accrued Expenses | Other accrued expenses consist of the following as of the dates indicated:
| November 30, 2015 |  | May 31, 2015 |  | November 30, 2014
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and benefits | $ | 39.5 |  |  | $ | 44.3 |  |  | $ | 44.6 |
Accrued bonus and commissions | 16.8 |  |  | 32.6 |  |  | 20.9 |
Accrued other taxes | 31.4 |  |  | 26.7 |  |  | 28.6 |
Accrued advertising and promotions | 39.1 |  |  | 33.4 |  |  | 37.2 |
Accrued insurance | 7.5 |  |  | 7.8 |  |  | 7.9 |
Other accrued expenses | 27.5 |  |  | 28.5 |  |  | 33.0 |
Total accrued expenses | $ | 161.8 |  |  | $ | 173.3 |  |  | $ | 172.2 |

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