Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2019	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 6,892,303	$ 6,476,632	$ 5,323,381
Costs and expenses:
Selling and administrative expenses	1,980,644	1,916,792	1,527,380
G&K Services, Inc. transaction and integration expenses	14,410	41,897	79,224
Operating income	1,133,534	949,834	773,691
Gain on sale of a cost method investment	69,373	0	0
Interest income	(1,228)	(1,342)	(237)
Interest expense	101,736	110,175	86,524
Income before income taxes	1,102,399	841,001	687,404
Income taxes	219,764	57,069	230,118
Income from continuing operations	882,635	783,932	457,286
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $757, $35,313 and $15,057, respectively	2,346	58,654	23,422
Net income	$ 884,981	$ 842,586	$ 480,708
Basic earnings per share:
Continuing operations (dollars per share)	$ 8.23	$ 7.24	$ 4.27
Discontinued operations (dollars per share)	0.02	0.54	0.22
Basic earnings per share (dollars per share)	8.25	7.78	4.49
Diluted earnings per share:
Continuing operations (dollars per share)	7.97	7.03	4.17
Discontinued operations (dollars per share)	0.02	0.53	0.21
Diluted earnings per share (dollars per share)	7.99	7.56	4.38
Dividends declared and paid per share (dollars per share)	$ 2.05	$ 1.62	$ 1.33
Uniform rental and facility services
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 5,552,430	$ 5,247,124	$ 4,202,490
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	3,027,599	2,886,959	2,307,774
Other
Revenue:
Revenue	1,339,873	1,229,508	1,120,891
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	$ 736,116	$ 681,150	$ 635,312