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Litigation and Other Contingencies (Details) (Serrano lawsuit)
1 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
individual
Serrano lawsuit
 
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Number of plaintiffs (individual) 13us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= ctas_SerranoPurportedClassActionLawsuitMember