Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2021	May 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 113,170	$ 493,640
Accounts receivable, net	975,442	901,710
Inventories, net	464,864	481,797
Uniforms and other rental items in service	876,065	810,104
Income taxes, current	89,135	22,282
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	136,798	133,776
Total current assets	2,655,474	2,843,309
Property and equipment, net	1,299,375	1,318,438
Investments	289,123	274,616
Goodwill	2,931,307	2,913,069
Service contracts, net	391,609	408,445
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	155,677	168,532
Other assets, net	294,845	310,414
Total assets	8,017,410	8,236,823
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	240,322	230,786
Accrued compensation and related liabilities	180,772	241,469
Accrued liabilities	597,171	518,910
Operating lease liabilities, current	43,156	43,850
Debt due within one year	1,116,507	899,070
Total current liabilities	2,177,928	1,934,085
Long-term liabilities:
Debt due after one year	1,343,367	1,642,833
Deferred income taxes	405,871	386,647
Operating lease liabilities	118,892	130,774
Accrued liabilities	408,225	454,637
Total long-term liabilities	2,276,355	2,614,891
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value: 100,000 shares authorized, none outstanding	0	0
Common stock, no par value, and paid-in capital: 425,000,000 shares authorized, FY 2022: 190,475,781 shares issued and 103,664,439 shares outstanding; FY 2021: 189,071,185 shares issued and 104,061,391 shares outstanding	1,686,293	1,516,202
Retained earnings	8,305,076	7,877,015
Treasury stock: FY 2022: 86,811,342 shares, FY 2021: 85,009,794	(6,400,984)	(5,736,258)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(27,258)	30,888
Total shareholders’ equity	3,563,127	3,687,847
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 8,017,410	$ 8,236,823