Discontinued Operations

3 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2018

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

During the three months ended August 31, 2017, Cintas sold a significant business referred to as Discontinued Services and received proceeds from the sale of $128.5 million. The results of Discontinued Services are included in discontinued operations for all periods presented. In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for the disposal of long-lived assets and discontinued operations, the results of Discontinued Services have been excluded from both continuing operations and operating segment results for all periods presented.

Following is selected financial information included in net (loss) income from discontinued operations for Discontinued Services:

	Three Months Ended
(In thousands)	August 31, 2018			August 31, 2017
Revenue	$	—		$	10,773
Loss before income taxes	(42		)	(2,439		)
Income tax benefit	10			902
Gain on sale of business	—			100,269
Income tax expense on net gain	—			(42,629		)
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations	$	(32	)	$	56,103