Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2015
Revenue:
Uniform rental and facility services	$ 4,202,490	$ 3,759,524	$ 3,519,199
Other	1,120,891	1,036,248	850,478
Total revenue	5,323,381	4,795,772	4,369,677
Costs and expenses:
Cost of uniform rental and facility services	2,307,774	2,092,833	1,992,665
Cost of other	635,312	601,599	484,089
Selling and administrative expenses	1,527,380	1,332,399	1,209,284
G&K Services, Inc. transaction and integration expenses	79,224	0	0
Operating income	773,691	768,941	683,639
Gain on sale of stock of an equity method investment	0	0	21,739
Interest income	(237)	(896)	(339)
Interest expense	86,524	64,522	65,161
Income before income taxes	687,404	705,315	640,556
Income taxes	230,118	256,710	238,003
Income from continuing operations	457,286	448,605	402,553
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $15,057, $138,184 and $15,910, respectively	23,422	244,915	28,065
Net income	$ 480,708	$ 693,520	$ 430,618
Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share, continuing operations (dollars per share)	$ 4.27	$ 4.08	$ 3.44
Basic earnings per share, discontinued operations (dollars per share)	0.22	2.22	0.24
Basic earnings per share (dollars per share)	4.49	6.30	3.68
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share, continuing operations (dollars per share)	4.17	4.02	3.39
Diluted earnings per share, discontinued operations (dollars per share)	0.21	2.19	0.24
Diluted earnings per share (dollars per share)	4.38	6.21	3.63
Dividends declared and paid per share (dollars per share)	$ 1.33	$ 1.05	$ 1.70