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Other Accrued Expenses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2016

Other Accrued Expenses Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Accrued Expenses

Other accrued expenses consist of the following as of the dates indicated: 

	August 31, 2016				May 31, 2016				August 31, 2015
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and benefits	$	42.9			$	44.9			$	41.2
Accrued bonus and commissions	13.1				28.2				10.9
Accrued other taxes	25.4				30.4				21.6
Accrued advertising and promotions	31.9				35.7				29.8
Accrued insurance	8.0				7.7				7.8
Other accrued expenses	30.3				29.0				28.8
Total accrued expenses	$	151.6			$	175.9			$	140.1

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