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Other Accrued Expenses | 3 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2017
Other Accrued Expenses Disclosure [Abstract] |
Other Accrued Expenses | OTHER ACCRUED EXPENSES Other accrued expenses consist of the following as of the dates indicated:
| August 31, 2017 |  | May 31, 2017 |  | August 31, 2016
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and benefits | $ | 46.3 |  |  | $ | 48.5 |  |  | $ | 42.9 |
Accrued bonus and commissions | 13.3 |  |  | 33.8 |  |  | 13.1 |
Accrued other taxes | 21.5 |  |  | 26.1 |  |  | 25.4 |
Accrued advertising and promotions | 31.9 |  |  | 34.9 |  |  | 31.9 |
Accrued insurance | 7.5 |  |  | 7.6 |  |  | 8.0 |
Other accrued expenses | 32.8 |  |  | 27.1 |  |  | 30.3 |
Total accrued expenses | $ | 153.3 |  |  | $ | 178.0 |  |  | $ | 151.6 |

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