Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2023	May 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 124,149	$ 90,471
Accounts receivable, principally trade, less allowance of $14,926 and $12,918, respectively	1,152,993	1,006,220
Inventories, net	506,604	472,150
Uniforms and other rental items in service	1,011,918	916,706
Income taxes, current	0	21,708
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	142,795	124,728
Total current assets	2,938,459	2,631,983
Property and equipment, net	1,396,476	1,323,673
Investments	247,191	242,873
Goodwill	3,056,201	3,042,976
Service contracts, net	346,574	391,638
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	178,464	170,003
Other assets, net	382,991	344,110
Total assets	8,546,356	8,147,256
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	302,292	251,504
Accrued compensation and related liabilities	239,086	236,992
Accrued liabilities	632,504	588,948
Income taxes, current	12,470	0
Operating lease liabilities, current	43,710	43,872
Debt due within one year	0	311,574
Total current liabilities	1,230,062	1,432,890
Long-term liabilities:
Debt due after one year	2,486,405	2,483,932
Deferred income taxes	498,356	473,777
Operating lease liabilities	138,278	129,064
Accrued liabilities	329,269	319,397
Total long-term liabilities	3,452,308	3,406,170
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, no par value: 100,000 shares authorized, none outstanding	0	0
Common stock, no par value, and paid-in capital: 425,000,000 shares authorized 2023: 192,198,938 shares issued and 101,732,148 shares outstanding 2022: 190,837,921 shares issued and 101,711,215 shares outstanding	2,031,542	1,771,917
Retained earnings	9,597,315	8,719,163
Treasury stock: 2023: 90,466,790 shares 2022: 89,126,706 shares	(7,842,649)	(7,290,801)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	77,778	107,917
Total shareholders' equity	3,863,986	3,308,196
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 8,546,356	$ 8,147,256