Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Revenue:
Uniform rental and facility services	$ 937,704	$ 891,475	$ 1,876,112	$ 1,765,173
Other	281,376	231,904	541,858	460,283
Total revenue	1,219,080	1,123,379	2,417,970	2,225,456
Costs and expenses:
Cost of uniform rental and facility services	526,091	505,823	1,044,594	996,498
Cost of other	165,589	136,132	321,832	269,588
Selling and administrative expenses	327,051	299,841	665,688	614,299
Operating income	200,349	181,583	385,856	345,071
Gain on sale of stock of an equity method investment	0	0	0	21,739
Interest income	(111)	(19)	(230)	(72)
Interest expense	16,171	15,929	32,583	32,512
Income before income taxes	184,289	165,673	353,503	334,370
Income taxes	68,836	61,972	131,852	124,764
Income from continuing operations	115,453	103,701	221,651	209,606
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense of $146,395, $11,739, $142,976 and $14,730, respectively	229,647	16,711	223,630	20,914
Net income	$ 345,100	$ 120,412	$ 445,281	$ 230,520
Basic earnings per share, continuing operations (dollars per share)	$ 1.05	$ 0.88	$ 1.99	$ 1.78
Basic earnings per share, discontinued operations (dollars per share)	2.06	0.14	2.01	0.18
Basic earnings per share (dollars per share)	3.11	1.02	4.00	1.96
Diluted earnings per share, continuing operations (dollars per share)	1.03	0.86	1.96	1.75
Diluted earnings per share, discontinued operations (dollars per share)	2.03	0.14	1.98	0.18
Diluted earnings per share (dollars per share)	3.06	1.00	3.94	1.93
Dividends declared per share (dollars per share)	$ 1.05	$ 1.70	$ 1.05	$ 1.70