Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2015	Aug. 31, 2014
Revenue:
Uniform rental and facility services	$ 938,408	$ 873,698
Other	260,482	228,379
Total revenue	1,198,890	1,102,077
Costs and expenses:
Cost of uniform rental and facility services	518,503	490,675
Cost of other	156,243	133,456
Selling and administrative expenses	338,637	314,458
Operating income	185,507	163,488
Gain on sale of stock of an equity method investment	0	21,739
Interest income	(119)	(53)
Interest expense	16,412	16,583
Income before income taxes	169,214	168,697
Income taxes	63,016	62,792
Income from continuing operations	106,198	105,905
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of $3,419 and tax expense of $2,991, respectively	(6,017)	4,203
Net income	$ 100,181	$ 110,108
Basic earnings (loss) per share, continuing operations (dollars per share)	$ 0.94	$ 0.90
Basic earnings (loss) per share, discontinued operations (dollars per share)	(0.05)	0.04
Basic earnings per share (dollars per share)	0.89	0.94
Diluted earnings (loss) per share, continuing operations (dollars per share)	0.93	0.89
Diluted earnings (loss) per share, discontinued operations (dollars per share)	(0.05)	0.04
Diluted earnings per share (dollars per share)	$ 0.88	$ 0.93