Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2014

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

			Additions
(In thousands)	Balance at Beginning of Year		(1) Charged to Costs and Expenses		(2) Charged to Other Accounts			(3) Deductions		Balance at End of Year
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
May 31, 2012	$	17,057	$	5,165	$	194		$	5,399	$	17,017
May 31, 2013	$	17,017	$	2,804	$	202		$	4,168	$	15,855
May 31, 2014	$	15,855	$	5,607	$	(2,965	)	$	3,591	$	14,906
Reserve for Obsolete Inventory
May 31, 2012	$	30,717	$	4,247	$	(1,505	)	$	4,083	$	29,376
May 31, 2013	$	29,376	$	4,041	$	(2,223	)	$	1,707	$	29,487
May 31, 2014	$	29,487	$	3,147	$	(144	)	$	1,817	$	30,673

(1) Represents amounts charged to expense to increase reserve for estimated future bad debts or to increase reserve for obsolete inventory. Amounts related to inventory are computed by performing a thorough analysis of future marketability by specific inventory item.

(2) Represents a change in the appropriate balance sheet reserve due to acquisitions and deconsolidations during the respective period.

(3) Represents reductions in the balance sheet reserve due to the actual write-off of non-collectible accounts receivable or the physical disposal of obsolete inventory items. These amounts do not impact Cintas' consolidated income statement.