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Other Accrued Expenses | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 29, 2020
Other Accrued Expenses Disclosure [Abstract] |
Other Accrued Expenses | OTHER ACCRUED EXPENSES Other accrued expenses consisted of the following as of the dates indicated:
| February 29, 2020 |  | May 31, 2019 |  | February 28, 2019
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and benefits | $39.6 |  | $41.2 |  | $45.2
Accrued bonus and commissions | 18.2 |  |  | 13.7 |  |  | 13.0 |
Returns liability | 40.6 |  |  | 34.5 |  |  | 97.3 |
Accrued other taxes | 24.6 |  |  | 29.3 |  |  | 23.5 |
Accrued advertising and promotions | 11.0 |  |  | 9.6 |  |  | 10.2 |
Other accrued expenses | 36.9 |  |  | 36.5 |  |  | 47.0 |
Total accrued expenses | $170.9 |  | $164.8 |  | $236.2

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