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Other Accrued Expenses (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2019
Other Accrued Expenses Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Accrued Expenses | Other accrued expenses consist of the following as of the dates indicated:
| February 28, 2019 |  | May 31, 2018 |  | February 28, 2018
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and benefits | $ | 45.2 |  |  | $ | 47.1 |  |  | $ | 44.8 |
Accrued bonus and commissions | 13.0 |  |  | 22.4 |  |  | 19.9 |
Returns liability(1) | 97.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Accrued other taxes | 23.5 |  |  | 25.7 |  |  | 23.4 |
Accrued advertising and promotions(1) | 10.2 |  |  | 35.8 |  |  | 35.8 |
Accrued insurance | 8.5 |  |  | 7.8 |  |  | 8.1 |
Other accrued expenses | 38.5 |  |  | 39.1 |  |  | 30.6 |
Total accrued expenses | $ | 236.2 |  |  | $ | 177.9 |  |  | $ | 162.6 |
(1) Refer to Note 2, Revenues, for additional details regarding the impact of ASC 606 on Returns liability and Accrued advertising and promotions.

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