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Goodwill, Service Contracts and Other Assets | 6 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2011
Goodwill, Service Contracts and Other Assets |
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5. Goodwill, Service Contracts and Other Assets Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and service contracts for the six months ended November 30, 2011, by operating segment, are as follows:
|  | Rental |  |  |  | First Aid, |  |  |  |  |
|  | Uniforms & |  | Uniform |  | Safety & |  |  |  |  |
|  | Ancillary |  | Direct |  | Fire |  | Document |  |  |
|  | Products |  | Sales |  | Protection |  | Management |  | Total |
Goodwill (in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance as of June 1, 2011 |  | $943,177 |  | $23,995 |  | $192,944 |  | $327,766 |  | $1,487,882 |
Goodwill acquired/adjusted |  | 980 |  | — |  | (697) |  | (458) |  | (175) |
Foreign currency translation |  | (985) |  | (33) |  | — |  | (3,054) |  | (4,072) |
Balance as of November 30, 2011 |  | $943,172 |  | $23,962 |  | $192,247 |  | $324,254 |  | $1,483,635 |
|  | Rental |  |  |  | First Aid, |  |  |  |  |
|  | Uniforms & |  | Uniform |  | Safety & |  |  |  |  |
|  | Ancillary |  | Direct |  | Fire |  | Document |  |  |
|  | Products |  | Sales |  | Protection |  | Management |  | Total |
Service Contracts (in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance as of June 1, 2011 |  | $ 44,628 |  | $ — |  | $ 35,878 |  | $ 21,806 |  | $ 102,312 |
Service contracts acquired |  | — |  | — |  | 164 |  | 860 |  | 1,024 |
Service contracts amortization |  | (7,218) |  | — |  | (3,684) |  | (3,830) |  | (14,732) |
Foreign currency translation |  | (1,381) |  | — |  | — |  | (562) |  | (1,943) |
Balance as of November 30, 2011 |  | $ 36,029 |  | $ — |  | $ 32,358 |  | $ 18,274 |  | $ 86,661 |
Information regarding Cintas’ service contracts and other assets is as follows:
|  | As of November 30, 2011 |
|  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  |
(In thousands) |  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Net |
Service contracts |  | $379,021 |  |  | $292,360 |  |  | $ 86,661 |
Noncompete and consulting agreements |  | $ 75,790 |  |  | $ 67,330 |  |  | $ 8,460 |
Investments(1) |  | 88,469 |  |  | — |  |  | 88,469 |
Other |  | 23,066 |  |  | 5,511 |  |  | 17,555 |
Total |  | $187,325 |  |  | $ 72,841 |  |  | $114,484 |
|  | As of May 31, 2011 |
|  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  |
(In thousands) |  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Net |
Service contracts |  | $379,967 |  |  | $277,655 |  |  | $102,312 |
Noncompete and consulting agreements |  | $ 76,091 |  |  | $ 63,982 |  |  | $ 12,109 |
Investments(1) |  | 84,197 |  |  | — |  |  | 84,197 |
Other |  | 23,135 |  |  | 4,690 |  |  | 18,445 |
Total |  | $183,423 |  |  | $ 68,672 |  |  | $114,751 |
(1) Investments at November 30, 2011, include the cash surrender value of insurance policies of $54.8 million, equity method investments of $30.8 million and cost method investments of $2.9 million. Investments at May 31, 2011, include the cash surrender value of insurance policies of $51.1 million, equity method investments of $30.2 million and cost method investments of $2.9 million. Amortization expense was $20.1 million and $21.2 million for the six months ended November 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Estimated amortization expense, excluding any future acquisitions, for each of the next five years is $37.9 million, $21.1 million, $17.6 million, $14.8 million and $9.6 million, respectively. Investments recorded using the cost method are evaluated for impairment on an annual basis or when indicators of impairment are identified. For the six months ended November 30, 2011 and 2010, no losses due to impairment were recorded.

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