Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2015	May 31, 2014
Revenue:
Uniform rental and facility services	$ 3,777,801	$ 3,539,843	$ 3,304,635
Other	1,127,657	937,043	889,209
Total revenue	4,905,458	4,476,886	4,193,844
Costs and expenses:
Cost of uniform rental and facility services	2,106,793	2,007,632	1,922,477
Cost of other	668,795	547,917	521,608
Selling and administrative expenses	1,348,122	1,224,930	1,147,039
Operating income	781,748	696,407	602,720
Gain on sale of stock of an equity method investment	0	21,739	0
Interest income	(896)	(339)	(229)
Interest expense	64,522	65,161	65,822
Income before income taxes	718,122	653,324	537,127
Income taxes	261,181	242,803	199,355
Income from continuing operations	456,941	410,521	337,772
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $133,712, $11,110 and $34,060, respectively	236,579	20,097	36,670
Net income	$ 693,520	$ 430,618	$ 374,442
Basic earnings (loss) per share, continuing operations (dollars per share)	$ 4.15	$ 3.51	$ 2.78
Basic earnings (loss) per share, discontinued operations (dollars per share)	2.15	0.17	0.30
Basic earnings per share (dollars per share)	6.30	3.68	3.08
Diluted earnings (loss) per share, continuing operations (dollars per share)	4.09	3.46	2.75
Diluted earnings (loss) per share, discontinued operations (dollars per share)	2.12	0.17	0.30
Diluted earnings per share (dollars per share)	6.21	3.63	3.05
Dividends declared and paid per share (dollars per share)	$ 1.05	$ 1.70	$ 0.77