Goodwill, Service Contracts and Other Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2016

May 31, 2015

Goodwill, Service Contracts and Other Assets [Abstract]

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Operating Segment

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and service contracts for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2016, by reportable operating segment and All Other, are as follows:

Goodwill (in thousands)	Uniform  Rental and Facility Services			First Aid  and  Safety  Services			All Other			Total
Balance at June 1, 2015	$	943,909		$	154,954		$	96,749		1,195,612
Goodwill acquired	10,020			86,874			203			97,097
Foreign currency translation	(713		)	(380		)	(23		)	(1,116		)
Balance as of May 31, 2016	$	953,216		$	241,448		$	96,929		$	1,291,593

The following table illustrates the changes in Goodwill as a result of the segment realignment:

Goodwill Allocation as of June 1, 2015 (in thousands)	Total
Uniform Rental and Facility Services
Rental Uniforms and Ancillary Products segment goodwill reassigned	$	929.4
Uniform Direct Sales segment goodwill reassigned	14.5
	$	943.9
First Aid and Safety Services
First Aid, Safety and Fire Protection segment goodwill reassigned	$	155.0
All Other
First Aid, Safety and Fire Protection segment goodwill reassigned	$	75.5
Rental Uniforms and Ancillary Products segment goodwill reassigned	12.0
Uniform Direct Sales segment goodwill reassigned	9.2
	$	96.7

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and service contracts for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015, by historical reportable operating segment, are as follows:

Goodwill (in thousands)	Rental Uniforms & Ancillary Products			Uniform Direct Sales			First Aid, Safety & Fire Protection		Corporate			Total
Balance as of June 1, 2014	$	943,516		$	23,905		$	221,911	$	78,079		$	1,267,411
Goodwill acquired	70			—			8,578		—			8,648
Goodwill divested in Storage Transactions	—			—			—		(75,660		)	(75,660		)
Foreign currency translation	(2,141		)	(227		)	—		(2,419		)	(4,787		)
Balance as of May 31, 2015	$	941,445		$	23,678		$	230,489	$	—		$	1,195,612

Changes in Carrying Amount of Service Contracts by Operating Segment

Service Contracts (in thousands)	Uniform  Rental and Facility Services			First Aid  and  Safety  Services			All Other			Total
Balance at June 1, 2015	$	6,677		$	1,576		$	34,181		$	42,434
Service contracts acquired	18,912			34,052			2,730			55,694
Service contracts amortization	(4,398		)	(3,355		)	(6,639		)	(14,392		)
Foreign currency translation	—			(21		)	—			(21		)
Balance as of May 31, 2016	$	21,191		$	32,252		$	30,272		$	83,715

Service Contracts (in thousands)	Rental Uniforms & Ancillary Products			Uniform Direct Sales		First Aid, Safety & Fire Protection			Corporate			Total
Balance as of June 1, 2014	$	17,171		$	—	$	28,034		$	10,470		$	55,675
Service contracts acquired	313			—		9,543			265			10,121
Service contracts divested in Storage Transactions	—			—		—			(9,570		)	(9,570		)
Service contracts amortization	(5,619		)	—		(7,005		)	(597		)	(13,221		)
Foreign currency translation	(3		)	—		—			(568		)	(571		)
Balance as of May 31, 2015	$	11,862		$	—	$	30,572		$	—		$	42,434

Information Regarding Service Contracts and Other Assets

Information regarding Cintas' service contracts and other assets is as follows:

	As of May 31, 2016
(In thousands)	Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Service contracts	$	395,482	$	311,767	$	83,715
Noncompete and consulting agreements	$	42,378	$	40,928	$	1,450
Other	27,943		9,532		18,411
Total	$	70,321	$	50,460	$	19,861

	As of May 31, 2015
(In thousands)	Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Service contracts	$	340,816	$	298,382	$	42,434
Noncompete and consulting agreements	$	41,828	$	40,379	$	1,449
Other	23,595		7,550		16,045
Total	$	65,423	$	47,929	$	17,494