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Other Accrued Expenses | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2017
Other Accrued Expenses Disclosure [Abstract] |
Other Accrued Expenses | OTHER ACCRUED EXPENSES Other accrued expenses consist of the following as of the dates indicated:
| February 28, 2017 |  | May 31, 2016 |  | February 29, 2016
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and benefits | $ | 45.0 |  |  | $ | 44.9 |  |  | $ | 37.2 |
Accrued bonus and commissions | 20.1 |  |  | 28.2 |  |  | 15.9 |
Accrued other taxes | 24.7 |  |  | 30.4 |  |  | 27.2 |
Accrued advertising and promotions | 34.9 |  |  | 35.7 |  |  | 37.1 |
Accrued insurance | 8.1 |  |  | 7.7 |  |  | 7.8 |
Other accrued expenses | 29.0 |  |  | 29.0 |  |  | 27.9 |
Total accrued expenses | $ | 161.8 |  |  | $ | 175.9 |  |  | $ | 153.1 |

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