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Other Accrued Expenses | 6 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2019
Other Accrued Expenses Disclosure [Abstract] |
Other Accrued Expenses | OTHER ACCRUED EXPENSES Other accrued expenses consisted of the following as of the dates indicated:
| November 30, 2019 |  | May 31, 2019 |  | November 30, 2018
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and benefits | $41.7 |  | $41.2 |  | $42.3
Accrued bonus and commissions | 13.3 |  |  | 13.7 |  |  | 16.8 |
Returns liability | 42.4 |  |  | 34.5 |  |  | 78.7 |
Accrued other taxes | 30.2 |  |  | 29.3 |  |  | 31.3 |
Accrued advertising and promotions | 12.3 |  |  | 9.6 |  |  | 9.2 |
Other accrued expenses | 38.3 |  |  | 36.5 |  |  | 49.5 |
Total accrued expenses | $178.2 |  | $164.8 |  | $227.8

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