Supplemental Guarantor Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2014

Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidating Income Statement



Year Ended May 31, 2014 (in thousands)	Cintas Corporation		Corp. 2			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantors			Eliminations			Cintas Corporation Consolidated

Revenue:
Rental uniforms and ancillary products	$	—	$	2,460,666		$	663,512		$	220,969		$	(121,217	)	$	3,223,930
Other services	—		1,637,193			31,512			131,581			(472,404		)	1,327,882
Equity in net income of affiliates	374,442		—			—			—			(374,442		)	—
	374,442		4,097,859			695,024			352,550			(968,063		)	4,551,812
Costs and expenses (income):
Cost of rental uniforms and ancillary products	—		1,520,893			417,388			153,726			(262,580		)	1,829,427
Cost of other services	—		1,056,366			(14,261		)	80,385			(314,491		)	807,999
Selling and administrative expenses	—		1,303,186			(83,763		)	101,432			(18,103		)	1,302,752
Shredding transaction asset impairment charge	—		—			16,143			—			—			16,143
Shredding transaction costs	—		—			28,481			—			—			28,481
Operating income	374,442		217,414			331,036			17,007			(372,889		)	567,010

Gain (loss) on Shredding deconsolidation	—		111,661			—			(5,220		)	—			106,441

Interest income	—		(43		)	(178		)	(15,279		)	15,271			(229		)
Interest expense (income)	—		66,461			(635		)	(4		)	—			65,822

Income before income taxes	374,442		262,657			331,849			27,070			(388,160		)	607,858
Income taxes	—		100,394			126,840			6,261			(79		)	233,416

Net income	$	374,442	$	162,263		$	205,009		$	20,809		$	(388,081	)	$	374,442

Condensed Consolidating Income Statement



Year Ended May 31, 2013 (in thousands)	Cintas Corporation		Corp. 2			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantors			Eliminations			Cintas Corporation Consolidated

Revenue:
Rental uniforms and ancillary products	$	—	$	2,314,386		$	616,726		$	220,946		$	(107,471	)	$	3,044,587
Other services	—		1,587,000			31,210			124,234			(470,560		)	1,271,884
Equity in net income of affiliates	315,442		—			—			—			(315,442		)	—
	315,442		3,901,386			647,936			345,180			(893,473		)	4,316,471
Costs and expenses (income):
Cost of rental uniforms and ancillary products	—		1,454,791			392,134			155,490			(246,118		)	1,756,297
Cost of other services	—		1,016,074			(12,694		)	77,103			(307,376		)	773,107
Selling and administrative expenses	—		1,210,755			(66,640		)	97,646			(19,905		)	1,221,856
Operating income	315,442		219,766			335,136			14,941			(320,074		)	565,211

Interest income	—		(40		)	(272		)	(28,334		)	28,237			(409		)
Interest expense (income)	—		66,584			(875		)	3			—			65,712

Income before income taxes	315,442		153,222			336,283			43,272			(348,311		)	499,908
Income taxes	—		54,474			119,556			10,479			(43		)	184,466

Net income	$	315,442	$	98,748		$	216,727		$	32,793		$	(348,268	)	$	315,442

Condensed Consolidating Income Statement



Year Ended May 31, 2012 (in thousands)	Cintas Corporation		Corp. 2			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantors			Eliminations			Cintas Corporation Consolidated

Revenue:
Rental uniforms and ancillary products	$	—	$	2,233,085		$	574,950		$	210,683		$	(106,457	)	$	2,912,261
Other services	—		1,488,163			28,660			117,791			(444,875		)	1,189,739
Equity in net income of affiliates	297,637		—			—			—			(297,637		)	—
	297,637		3,721,248			603,610			328,474			(848,969		)	4,102,000
Costs and expenses (income):
Cost of rental uniforms and ancillary products	—		1,386,320			362,803			145,293			(245,865		)	1,648,551
Cost of other services	—		955,148			(13,649		)	73,130			(299,788		)	714,841
Selling and administrative expenses	—		1,184,888			(69,882		)	(145,953		)	229,928			1,198,981
Operating income	297,637		194,892			324,338			256,004			(533,244		)	539,627

Interest income	—		(111,631		)	(589		)	(190,345		)	300,623			(1,942		)
Interest expense (income)	—		72,212			(1,543		)	(44		)	—			70,625

Income before income taxes	297,637		234,311			326,470			446,393			(833,867		)	470,944
Income taxes	—		68,752			95,793			8,814			(52		)	173,307

Net income	$	297,637	$	165,559		$	230,677		$	437,579		$	(833,815	)	$	297,637

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income



Year Ended May 31, 2014 (in thousands)	Cintas Corporation		Corp. 2		Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantors			Eliminations			Cintas Corporation Consolidated

Net income	$	374,442	$	162,263	$	205,009		$	20,809		$	(388,081	)	$	374,442

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		—		—			(9,787		)	—			(9,787		)
Change in fair value of derivatives	—		—		—			(228		)	—			(228		)
Amortization of interest rate lock agreements	—		1,952		—			—			—			1,952
Other	—		—		(1,629		)	(3		)	—			(1,632		)

Other comprehensive income (loss)	—		1,952		(1,629		)	(10,018		)	—			(9,695		)

Comprehensive income	$	374,442	$	164,215	$	203,380		$	10,791		$	(388,081	)	$	364,747

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income



Year Ended May 31, 2013 (in thousands)	Cintas Corporation		Corp. 2			Subsidiary Guarantors		Non- Guarantors			Eliminations			Cintas Corporation Consolidated

Net income	$	315,442	$	98,748		$	216,727	$	32,793		$	(348,268	)	$	315,442

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		(12		)	—		(1,075		)	—			(1,087		)
Change in fair value of derivatives	—		(187		)	—		—			—			(187		)
Amortization of interest rate lock agreements	—		1,952			—		—			—			1,952
Other	—		—			782		—			—			782

Other comprehensive income (loss)	—		1,753			782		(1,075		)	—			1,460

Comprehensive income	$	315,442	$	100,501		$	217,509	$	31,718		$	(348,268	)	$	316,902

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income



Year Ended May 31, 2012 (in thousands)	Cintas Corporation		Corp. 2			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantors			Eliminations			Cintas Corporation Consolidated

Net income	$	297,637	$	165,559		$	230,677		$	437,579		$	(833,815	)	$	297,637

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		(18		)	—			(17,797		)	—			(17,815		)
Change in fair value of derivatives	—		(5,604		)	—			318			—			(5,286		)
Amortization of interest rate lock agreements	—		1,508			—			—			—			1,508
Other	—		—			(575		)	24			—			(551		)

Other comprehensive loss	—		(4,114		)	(575		)	(17,455		)	—			(22,144		)

Comprehensive income	$	297,637	$	161,445		$	230,102		$	420,124		$	(833,815	)	$	275,493

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet



As of May 31, 2014 (in thousands)	Cintas Corporation			Corp. 2			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantors			Eliminations			Cintas Corporation Consolidated

Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	73,540		$	399,525		$	40,223		$	—		$	513,288
Accounts receivable, net	—			366,629			97,869			43,929			—			508,427
Inventories, net	—			215,974			20,745			9,650			4,870			251,239
Uniforms and other rental items in service	—			374,666			112,467			38,240			(18,836		)	506,537
Income taxes, current	—			1,549			(1,549		)	—			—			—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	—			7,058			14,752			4,380			—			26,190
Total current assets	—			1,039,416			643,809			136,422			(13,966		)	1,805,681

Property and equipment, at cost, net	—			533,665			225,677			96,360			—			855,702
Investments	321,083			2,081,094			893,647			1,015,343			(3,852,810		)	458,357
Goodwill	—			—			1,211,716			55,807			(112		)	1,267,411
Service contracts, net	—			51,248			53			4,374			—			55,675
Other assets, net	1,378,100			8,900			2,189,527			9,044			(3,565,945		)	19,626
	$	1,699,183		$	3,714,323		$	5,164,429		$	1,317,350		$	(7,432,833	)	$	4,462,452

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	(465,247	)	$	(545,526	)	$	1,092,545		$	30,281		$	38,017		$	150,070
Accrued compensation and related liabilities	—			56,581			22,590			5,855			—			85,026
Accrued liabilities	—			79,614			208,983			11,876			(746		)	299,727
Income taxes, current	—			—			4,915			1,045			—			5,960
Deferred tax (asset) liability	—			(510		)	80,575			8,780			—			88,845
Long-term debt due within one year	—			773			(270		)	—			—			503
Total current liabilities	(465,247		)	(409,068		)	1,409,338			57,837			37,271			630,131

Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt due after one year	—			1,309,611			(10,380		)	500			746			1,300,477
Deferred income taxes	—			(6		)	251,924			(5,874		)	—			246,044
Accrued liabilities	—			—			92,069			873			—			92,942
Total long-term liabilities	—			1,309,605			333,613			(4,501		)	746			1,639,463
Total shareholders' equity	2,164,430			2,813,786			3,421,478			1,264,014			(7,470,850		)	2,192,858
	$	1,699,183		$	3,714,323		$	5,164,429		$	1,317,350		$	(7,432,833	)	$	4,462,452

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet



As of May 31, 2013 (in thousands)	Cintas Corporation			Corp. 2			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantors			Eliminations			Cintas Corporation Consolidated

Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	54,511		$	247,070		$	50,692		$	—		$	352,273
Marketable securities	—			—			5,680			—			—			5,680
Accounts receivable, net	—			355,429			96,569			44,051			—			496,049
Inventories, net	—			201,260			25,584			10,342			3,254			240,440
Uniforms and other rental items in service	—			363,662			113,024			38,917			(18,851		)	496,752
Income taxes, current	—			4,172			3,437			1,493			—			9,102
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	—			7,450			12,909			4,171			—			24,530
Total current assets	—			986,484			504,273			149,666			(15,597		)	1,624,826

Property and equipment, at cost, net	—			631,480			259,586			95,637			—			986,703
Investments	321,083			1,614,354			879,861			760,489			(3,474,262		)	101,525
Goodwill	—			—			1,449,445			68,115			—			1,517,560
Service contracts, net	—			88,157			166			3,830			—			92,153
Other assets, net	1,377,039			13,151			1,818,336			8,414			(3,194,075		)	22,865
	$	1,698,122		$	3,333,626		$	4,911,667		$	1,086,151		$	(6,683,934	)	$	4,345,632

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	(465,247	)	$	(561,454	)	$	1,084,986		$	24,728		$	38,016		$	121,029
Accrued compensation and related liabilities	—			54,591			17,642			5,817			—			78,050
Accrued liabilities	—			67,490			193,261			11,837			(767		)	271,821
Deferred tax (asset) liability	—			(534		)	68,765			8,938			—			77,169
Long-term debt due within one year	—			8,436			(249		)	—			—			8,187
Total current liabilities	(465,247		)	(431,471		)	1,364,405			51,320			37,249			556,256

Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt due after one year	—			1,310,384			(11,020		)	848			767			1,300,979
Deferred income taxes	—			(6		)	216,368			(5,879		)	—			210,483
Accrued liabilities	—			—			75,571			851			—			76,422
Total long-term liabilities	—			1,310,378			280,919			(4,180		)	767			1,587,884
Total shareholders' equity	2,163,369			2,454,719			3,266,343			1,039,011			(6,721,950		)	2,201,492
	$	1,698,122		$	3,333,626		$	4,911,667		$	1,086,151		$	(6,683,934	)	$	4,345,632

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows



Year Ended May 31, 2014 (in thousands)	Cintas Corporation			Corp. 2			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantors			Eliminations			Cintas Corporation Consolidated

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	374,442		$	162,263		$	205,009		$	20,809		$	(388,081	)	$	374,442
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	—			110,100			44,856			13,264			—			168,220
Amortization of intangible assets	—			20,547			153			1,942			—			22,642
Stock-based compensation	29,875			—			—			—			—			29,875
Gain on deconsolidation of Shredding	—			(111,661		)	—			5,220			—			(106,441		)
Shredding transaction asset impairment charge	—			—			16,143			—			—			16,143
Shredding transaction costs	—			—			26,057			—			—			26,057
Deferred income taxes	—			(2		)	47,373			(262		)	—			47,109
Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions of businesses:
Accounts receivable, net	—			(53,053		)	(1,300		)	(1,878		)	—			(56,231		)
Inventories, net	—			(14,735		)	4,839			450			(1,616		)	(11,062		)
Uniforms and other rental items in service	—			(11,004		)	557			(973		)	(15		)	(11,435		)
Prepaid expenses	—			(386		)	(1,844		)	53			—			(2,177		)
Accounts payable	—			25,573			23,246			(18,374		)	1			30,446
Accrued compensation and related liabilities	—			5,778			4,947			206			—			10,931
Accrued liabilities	—			50,008			4,897			(689		)	21			54,237
Income taxes, current	—			2,621			9,902			2,690			—			15,213
Net cash provided by operating activities	404,317			186,049			384,835			22,458			(389,690		)	607,969

Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	—			(123,978		)	(9,591		)	(12,011		)	—			(145,580		)
Proceeds from redemption of marketable securities	—			—			5,659			48,537			—			54,196
Purchase of marketable securities and investments	—			(152,913		)	(242,956		)	(48,537		)	378,548			(65,858		)
Proceeds from Shredding transaction, net of cash contributed	—			180,000			—			(641		)	—			179,359
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	—			(13,199		)	—			(20,242		)	—			(33,441		)
Other	13,783			(50,446		)	8,108			12,173			11,163			(5,219		)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	13,783			(160,536		)	(238,780		)	(20,721		)	389,711			(16,543		)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from the issuances of debt	—			—			(2,445		)	2,445			—			—
Repayment of debt	—			(8,436		)	(106		)	376			(21		)	(8,187		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock-based compensation awards	41,902			—			—			—			—			41,902
Dividends paid	(93,293		)	—			—			(27		)	—			(93,320		)
Repurchase of common stock	(370,599		)	—			—			—			—			(370,599		)
Other	3,890			1,952			8,951			(14,324		)	—			469
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(418,100		)	(6,484		)	6,400			(11,530		)	(21		)	(429,735		)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	—			—			—			(676		)	—			(676		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	—			19,029			152,455			(10,469		)	—			161,015
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			54,511			247,070			50,692			—			352,273
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	73,540		$	399,525		$	40,223		$	—		$	513,288

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows



Year Ended May 31, 2013 (in thousands)	Cintas Corporation			Corp. 2			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantors			Eliminations			Cintas Corporation Consolidated

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	315,442		$	98,748		$	216,727		$	32,793		$	(348,268	)	$	315,442
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	—			16,647			135,345			13,672			—			165,664
Amortization of intangible assets	—			21,077			200			2,436			—			23,713
Stock-based compensation	23,310			—			—			—			—			23,310
Deferred income taxes	—			—			53,916			(5,893		)	—			48,023
Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions of businesses:
Accounts receivable, net	—			(25,206		)	(15,326		)	(2,172		)	—			(42,704		)
Inventories, net	—			9,034			(5,292		)	626			6,629			10,997
Uniforms and other rental items in service	—			(26,364		)	(11,590		)	(4,077		)	(2,148		)	(44,179		)
Prepaid expenses	—			507			(3,620		)	(168		)	—			(3,281		)
Accounts payable	—			(55,802		)	75,034			5,794			(3		)	25,023
Accrued compensation and related liabilities	—			(9,206		)	(3,977		)	22			—			(13,161		)
Accrued liabilities	—			(5,416		)	38,099			(829		)	19			31,873
Income taxes, current	—			1,110			206			10,712			—			12,028
Net cash provided by operating activities	338,752			25,129			479,722			52,916			(343,771		)	552,748

Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	—			(39,975		)	(131,208		)	(25,303		)	—			(196,486		)
Proceeds from redemption of marketable securities	—			—			13,899			147,579			—			161,478
Purchase of marketable securities and investments	—			(683		)	(31,075		)	(158,378		)	11,672			(178,464		)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	—			(67,431		)	112			(2,051		)	—			(69,370		)
Other	(60,918		)	58,589			(315,519		)	(15,609		)	332,118			(1,339		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(60,918		)	(49,500		)	(463,791		)	(53,762		)	343,790			(284,181		)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from the issuance of debt	—			250,000			638			(638		)	—			250,000
Repayment of debt	—			(225,866		)	445			(196		)	(19		)	(225,636		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock-based compensation awards	14,807			—			—			—			—			14,807
Dividends paid	(79,723		)	—			—			(21		)	—			(79,744		)
Repurchase of common stock	(215,681		)	—			—			—			—			(215,681		)
Other	2,763			(3,989		)	769			653			—			196
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(277,834		)	20,145			1,852			(202		)	(19		)	(256,058		)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	—			—			—			(61		)	—			(61		)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			(4,226		)	17,783			(1,109		)	—			12,448
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			58,737			229,287			51,801			—			339,825
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	54,511		$	247,070		$	50,692		$	—		$	352,273

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows



Year Ended May 31, 2012 (in thousands)	Cintas Corporation			Corp. 2			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantors			Eliminations			Cintas Corporation Consolidated

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	297,637		$	165,559		$	230,677		$	437,579		$	(833,815	)	$	297,637
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation	—			102,613			40,613			12,605			—			155,831
Amortization of intangible assets	—			33,114			393			4,827			—			38,334
Stock-based compensation	20,312			—			—			—			—			20,312
Deferred income taxes	—			—			56,411			316			—			56,727
Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions of businesses:
Accounts receivable, net	—			(15,280		)	(4,985		)	(3,996		)	—			(24,261		)
Inventories, net	—			(5,635		)	4,685			1,590			(2,970		)	(2,330		)
Uniforms and other rental items in service	—			(34,401		)	(19,286		)	(1,477		)	(5,115		)	(60,279		)
Prepaid expenses	—			(2,154		)	950			(292		)	—			(1,496		)
Accounts payable	—			(143,189		)	661,243			(530,611		)	—			(12,557		)
Accrued compensation and related liabilities	—			8,659			1,466			1,500			—			11,625
Accrued liabilities	—			16,929			(30,586		)	(6,732		)	18			(20,371		)
Income taxes, current	—			(4,357		)	4,712			10,335			—			10,690
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	317,949			121,858			946,293			(74,356		)	(841,882		)	469,862

Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	—			(116,954		)	(26,270		)	(17,578		)	—			(160,802		)
Proceeds from redemption of marketable securities	—			—			—			665,016			—			665,016
Purchase of marketable securities and investments	—			(2,740		)	(416,100		)	(579,654		)	412,839			(585,655		)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	—			(19,323		)	(65		)	(5,476		)	—			(24,864		)
Other	141,350			20,090			(588,518		)	28			429,061			2,011
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	141,350			(118,927		)	(1,030,953		)	62,336			841,900			(104,294		)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from the issuance of debt	—			—			(786		)	—			786			—
Repayment of debt	—			(843		)	324			—			(804		)	(1,323		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock-based compensation awards	3,341			—			—			—			—			3,341
Dividends paid	(70,800		)	—			—			(20		)	—			(70,820		)
Repurchase of common stock	(392,328		)	—			—			—			—			(392,328		)
Other	488			1,508			(574		)	(867		)	—			555
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(459,299		)	665			(1,036		)	(887		)	(18		)	(460,575		)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	—			184			1,700			(5,158		)	—			(3,274		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	—			3,780			(83,996		)	(18,065		)	—			(98,281		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			54,957			313,283			69,866			—			438,106
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	58,737		$	229,287		$	51,801		$	—		$	339,825