Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015
Revenue:
Uniform rental and facility services	$ 936,565	$ 883,401	$ 2,812,677	$ 2,648,574
Other	279,518	225,446	821,376	685,729
Total revenue	1,216,083	1,108,847	3,634,053	3,334,303
Costs and expenses:
Cost of uniform rental and facility services	524,656	501,273	1,569,250	1,497,771
Cost of other	166,819	132,267	488,651	401,855
Selling and administrative expenses	331,656	301,690	997,344	915,989
Operating income	192,952	173,617	578,808	518,688
Gain on sale of stock of an equity method investment	0	0	0	21,739
Interest income	(335)	(96)	(565)	(168)
Interest expense	16,163	16,254	48,746	48,766
Income before income taxes	177,124	157,459	530,627	491,829
Income taxes	59,845	57,128	191,697	181,892
Income from continuing operations	117,279	100,331	338,930	309,937
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of $741 and $3,494 and tax expense of $142,235 and $10,828, respectively	62	(5,448)	223,692	15,466
Net income	$ 117,341	$ 94,883	$ 562,622	$ 325,403
Basic earnings per share, continuing operations (dollars per share)	$ 1.07	$ 0.86	$ 3.06	$ 2.64
Basic earnings per share, discontinued operations (dollars per share)	0.00	(0.05)	2.02	0.13
Basic earnings per share (dollars per share)	1.07	0.81	5.08	2.77
Diluted earnings per share, continuing operations (dollars per share)	1.05	0.85	3.01	2.60
Diluted earnings per share, discontinued operations (dollars per share)	0.00	(0.05)	1.99	0.13
Diluted earnings per share (dollars per share)	1.05	0.80	5.00	2.73
Dividends declared per share (dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1.05	$ 1.70