Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2013

Income Tax And Non Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

The components of earnings from continuing operations before income taxes for the fiscal years ended May 31 are:

	2013		2012		2011
United States	$	34.6	$	145.4	$	77.0
Non-United States		18.8		24.3		7.1
Total	$	53.4	$	169.7	$	84.1

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

The provision for income taxes from continuing operations for the fiscal years ended May 31 consists of the following components:

	2013		2012			2011
Federal
Current	$	4.5	$	49.1		$	10.2
Deferred		2.4		(8.2	)		9.1
	$	6.9	$	40.9		$	19.3
State and local
Current	$	0.5	$	12.0		$	3.8
Deferred		2.2		(0.7	)		2.2
	$	2.7	$	11.3		$	6.0
International
Current	$	7.8	$	12.8		$	12.5
Deferred		0.2		(3.4	)		1.0
	$	8.0	$	9.4		$	13.5
Total
Current	$	12.8	$	73.9		$	26.5
Deferred		4.8		(12.3	)		12.3
	$	17.6	$	61.6		$	38.8

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the significant differences between the effective income tax rate and the federal statutory rate on earnings from continuing operations before income taxes for the fiscal years ended May 31 is as follows:

	2013			2012			2011
Computed federal statutory provision		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
State income tax provision, net of federal income tax benefit		3.3	%		4.3	%		5.2	%
Difference in effective tax rates on earnings of foreign subsidiaries		0.3	%		0.2	%		-0.8	%
Charitable contributions		-4.4	%		-0.7	%		-1.5	%
Tax credits		-0.4	%		-0.1	%		-0.2	%
Valuation allowances		2.4	%		-1.4	%		5.9	%
Other - net		-3.2	%		-1.0	%		2.5	%
Effective tax rates		33.0	%		36.3	%		46.1	%
Total provision for income taxes	$	17.6		$	61.6		$	38.8

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The significant components for deferred income taxes for the fiscal years ended May 31, including deferred income taxes related to discontinued operations, are as follows:

	2013			2012
Deferred tax assets
Tax uniform capitalization	$	25.8		$	16.8
Inventory reserves		29.2			29.8
Allowance for doubtful accounts		5.4			7.8
Other reserves		26.3			41.2
Post-retirement, post-employment and pension obligations		12.6			23.1
Tax carryforwards		47.8			40.3
Lease accounting		11.7			10.1
Other - net		32.7			34.2
Gross deferred tax assets		191.5			203.3
Valuation allowance		(31.9	)		(34.4	)
Total deferred tax assets	$	159.6		$	168.9
Deferred tax liabilities
Prepaid expenses		(0.5	)		(0.6	)
Depreciation and amortization		(65.0	)		(54.6	)
Total deferred tax liability	$	(65.5	)	$	(55.2	)
Total net deferred tax assets	$	94.1		$	113.7

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the unrecognized taxbenefits for the fiscal years ended May 31 is as follows:

Gross unrecognized benefits at May 31, 2010	$	30.6
Decreases related to prior year tax positions		(2.9	)
Increase related to prior year tax positions		2.5
Increases related to current year tax positions		2.8
Settlements during the period		(2.2	)
Lapse of statute of limitation		—
Gross unrecognized benefits at May 31, 2011	$	30.8
Decreases related to prior year tax positions		(0.8	)
Increase related to prior year tax positions		9.5
Increases related to current year tax positions		1.7
Settlements during the period		(2.4	)
Lapse of statute of limitation		(0.1	)
Gross unrecognized benefits at May 31, 2012	$	38.7
Decreases related to prior year tax positions		(7.2	)
Increase related to prior year tax positions		3.5
Increases related to current year tax positions		1.0
Settlements during the period		(0.5	)
Lapse of statute of limitation		—
Gross unrecognized benefits at May 31, 2013	$	35.5