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Other Accrued Expenses (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 29, 2016
Other Accrued Expenses Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Accrued Expenses | Other accrued expenses consist of the following as of the dates indicated:
| February 29, 2016 |  | May 31, 2015 |  | February 28, 2015
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and benefits | $ | 37.2 |  |  | $ | 44.3 |  |  | $ | 41.0 |
Accrued bonus and commissions | 15.9 |  |  | 32.6 |  |  | 15.5 |
Accrued other taxes | 27.2 |  |  | 26.7 |  |  | 24.0 |
Accrued advertising and promotions | 37.1 |  |  | 33.4 |  |  | 35.3 |
Accrued insurance | 7.8 |  |  | 7.8 |  |  | 8.1 |
Other accrued expenses | 26.8 |  |  | 28.5 |  |  | 26.8 |
Total accrued expenses | $ | 152.0 |  |  | $ | 173.3 |  |  | $ | 150.7 |

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