Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2021	May 31, 2020
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 7,854,459	$ 7,116,340	$ 7,085,120
Costs and expenses:
Selling and administrative expenses	2,044,876	1,929,159	2,071,052
Operating income	1,587,370	1,385,492	1,162,696
Interest income	(242)	(467)	(988)
Interest expense	88,844	98,210	105,393
Income before income taxes	1,498,768	1,287,749	1,058,291
Income taxes	263,011	176,781	181,931
Income from continuing operations	1,235,757	1,110,968	876,360
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of $0, $0 and $(107), respectively	0	0	(323)
Net income	$ 1,235,757	$ 1,110,968	$ 876,037
Basic earnings per share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 11.92	$ 10.52	$ 8.36
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	0.00
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	11.92	10.52	8.36
Diluted earnings per share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	11.65	10.24	8.11
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	0.00
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	11.65	10.24	8.11
Dividends declared and paid per share (in dollars per share)	$ 3.80	$ 5.01	$ 2.55
Uniform rental and facility services
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 6,226,980	$ 5,689,632	$ 5,643,494
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	3,316,433	2,983,514	3,055,145
Other
Revenue:
Revenue	1,627,479	1,426,708	1,441,626
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	$ 905,780	$ 818,175	$ 796,227