Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2016
Revenue:
Uniform rental and facility services	$ 5,247,124	$ 4,202,490	$ 3,759,524
Other	1,229,508	1,120,891	1,036,248
Total revenue	6,476,632	5,323,381	4,795,772
Costs and expenses:
Cost of uniform rental and facility services	2,886,959	2,307,774	2,092,833
Cost of other	681,150	635,312	601,599
Selling and administrative expenses	1,916,792	1,527,380	1,332,399
G&K Services, Inc. transaction and integration expenses	41,897	79,224	0
Operating income	949,834	773,691	768,941
Interest income	(1,342)	(237)	(896)
Interest expense	110,175	86,524	64,522
Income before income taxes	841,001	687,404	705,315
Income taxes	57,069	230,118	256,710
Income from continuing operations	783,932	457,286	448,605
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $35,313, $15,057 and $138,184, respectively	58,654	23,422	244,915
Net income	$ 842,586	$ 480,708	$ 693,520
Basic earnings per share:
Continuing operations (dollars per share)	$ 7.24	$ 4.27	$ 4.08
Discontinued operations (dollars per share)	0.54	0.22	2.22
Basic earnings per share (dollars per share)	7.78	4.49	6.30
Diluted earnings per share:
Continuing operations (dollars per share)	7.03	4.17	4.02
Discontinued operations (dollars per share)	0.53	0.21	2.19
Diluted earnings per share (dollars per share)	7.56	4.38	6.21
Dividends declared and paid per share (dollars per share)	$ 1.62	$ 1.33	$ 1.05