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Other Accrued Expenses (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2020
Other Accrued Expenses Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Accrued Expenses | Other accrued expenses consisted of the following as of the dates indicated:
| August 31, 2020 |  |  | May 31, 2020 |  |  | August 31, 2019 |
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and benefits | $ | 41.4 |  |  | $ | 38.8 |  |  | $ | 43.6 |
Accrued bonus and commissions |  | 11.8 |  |  |  | 12.1 |  |  |  | 9.3 |
Returns liability |  | 43.1 |  |  |  | 43.5 |  |  |  | 35.5 |
Accrued other taxes |  | 21.4 |  |  |  | 22.9 |  |  |  | 19.4 |
Accrued advertising and promotions |  | 10.8 |  |  |  | 9.9 |  |  |  | 10.2 |
Other accrued expenses |  | 38.1 |  |  |  | 34.3 |  |  |  | 37.6 |
Total accrued expenses | $ | 166.6 |  |  | $ | 161.5 |  |  | $ | 155.6 |

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