Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2020

Income Tax And Non Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of income from continuing operations

The components of Earnings (loss) before income taxes for the fiscal years ended May 31 were:

	2020			2019		2018
United States	$	(92.5	)	$	8.7	$	(18.4	)
Non-United States		2.8			17.3		16.9
Total	$	(89.7	)	$	26.0	$	(1.5	)

Schedule of income tax expense (benefit)

The provision for income taxes for the fiscal years ended May 31 consisted of the following components: 

	2020			2019			2018
Current
Federal	$	(72.2	)	$	(0.2	)	$	(3.6	)
State and local		(1.2	)		4.8			0.7
Non-United States		2.1			2.8			4.9
Total Current	$	(71.3	)	$	7.4		$	2.0
Deferred
Federal	$	27.3		$	1.1		$	5.0
State and local		(0.9	)		3.1			(3.5	)
Non-United States		(1.1	)		(1.2	)		—
Total Deferred	$	25.3		$	3.0		$	1.5
Total Current and Deferred	$	(46.0	)	$	10.4		$	3.5

Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation

A reconciliation of the significant differences between the effective income tax rate and the federal statutory rate on Earnings (loss) before income taxes for the fiscal years ended May 31 was as follows:

	2020			2019			2018
Computed federal statutory provision		21.0	%		21.0	%		29.2	%
State income tax provision, net of federal income tax benefit		2.0			25.7			37.1
Difference in effective tax rates on earnings of foreign subsidiaries		1.8			2.3			(1.3	)
Rate differential on net operating loss carrybacks		34.2			—			—
GILTI inclusion		(2.4	)		3.4			—
Charitable contributions		0.1			(0.6	)		28.6
Tax credits		0.8			(3.1	)		42.8
Valuation allowances		(1.1	)		2.3			68.1
Uncertain positions		(2.3	)		(6.3	)		110.3
Remeasurement of deferred tax balances		—			—			(371.3	)
Permanent differences		(1.1	)		0.1			(177.6	)
Other		(1.7	)		(4.8	)		0.8
Effective tax rates		51.3	%		40.0	%		(233.3	)%
Total provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	(46.0	)	$	10.4		$	3.5

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

The significant components for deferred income taxes for the fiscal years ended May 31 were as follows: 

	2020			2019
Deferred tax assets:
Tax uniform capitalization	$	10.4		$	12.8
Prepublication expenses		0.8			1.2
Inventory reserves		10.3			15.1
Allowance for doubtful accounts		2.9			1.9
Deferred revenue		—			23.5
Other reserves		18.0			17.2
Postretirement, post employment and pension obligations		5.3			6.0
Tax carryforwards		51.1			31.8
Lease Liabilities		25.2			—
Other		11.9			13.7
Gross deferred tax assets	$	135.9		$	123.2
Valuation allowance		(31.3	)		(25.7	)
Total deferred tax assets	$	104.6		$	97.5
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization		(65.8	)		(60.3	)
Lease Right of Use Assets		(24.4	)		—
Prepaid expenses		(0.2	)		(0.2	)
Other		(1.9	)		—
Total deferred tax liability	$	(92.3	)	$	(60.5	)
Total net deferred tax assets	$	12.3		$	37.0

Schedule of unrecognized tax benefits rollforward

reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits for the fiscal years indicated: 

Gross unrecognized benefits at May 31, 2017	$	14.1
Decreases related to prior year tax positions		(2.6	)
Increase related to prior year tax positions		0.4
Increases related to current year tax positions		0.5
Settlements during the period		(1.9	)
Lapse of statute of limitation		(0.4	)
Gross unrecognized benefits at May 31, 2018	$	10.1
Decreases related to prior year tax positions		(1.1	)
Increase related to prior year tax positions		0.2
Increases related to current year tax positions		0.7
Settlements during the period		(0.2	)
Lapse of statute of limitation		(0.7	)
Gross unrecognized benefits at May 31, 2019	$	9.0
Decreases related to prior year tax positions		(0.2	)
Increase related to prior year tax positions		1.8
Increases related to current year tax positions		0.1
Settlements during the period		(0.2	)
Lapse of statute of limitation		(0.3	)
Gross unrecognized benefits at May 31, 2020	$	10.2