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Other Accrued Expenses | 6 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2016
Other Accrued Expenses Disclosure [Abstract] |
Other Accrued Expenses | OTHER ACCRUED EXPENSES Other accrued expenses consist of the following as of the dates indicated:
| November 30, 2016 |  | May 31, 2016 |  | November 30, 2015
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and benefits | $ | 49.3 |  |  | $ | 44.9 |  |  | $ | 39.5 |
Accrued bonus and commissions | 19.3 |  |  | 28.2 |  |  | 16.8 |
Accrued other taxes | 33.9 |  |  | 30.4 |  |  | 31.4 |
Accrued advertising and promotions | 37.3 |  |  | 35.7 |  |  | 39.1 |
Accrued insurance | 7.8 |  |  | 7.7 |  |  | 7.5 |
Other accrued expenses | 30.7 |  |  | 29.0 |  |  | 28.6 |
Total accrued expenses | $ | 178.3 |  |  | $ | 175.9 |  |  | $ | 162.9 |

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