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Goodwill, Service Contracts and Other Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 29, 2012
Goodwill, Service Contracts and Other Assets |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment |
| 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 | 2,163 | — | (479) | (571) | 1,113
Foreign currency translation | (366) | (7) | — | (2,157) | (2,530)
Balance as of February 29, 2012 | $944,974 | $23,988 | $192,465 | $325,038 | $1,486,465
Changes in the carrying amount of service contracts by operating segment |
| 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 | 1,346 | — | 838 | 1,573 | 3,757
Service contracts amortization | (12,287) | — | (5,522) | (5,717) | (23,526)
Foreign currency translation | (513) | — | — | (364) | (877)
Balance as of February 29, 2012 | $ 33,174 | $ — | $ 31,194 | $ 17,298 | $ 81,666
Information regarding service contracts and other assets |
| As of February 29, 2012
| Carrying |  | Accumulated |  |
(In thousands) | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Net
Service contracts | $382,835 |  | $301,169 |  | $ | 81,666
Noncompete agreements | $ 76,231 |  | $ 69,076 |  | $ | 7,155
Investments(1) | 91,638 |  | — |  | 91,638
Other | 22,578 |  | 5,905 |  | 16,673
Total | $190,447 |  | $ 74,981 |  | $ | 115,466
| As of May 31, 2011
| Carrying |  | Accumulated |  |
(In thousands) | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Net
Service contracts | $379,967 |  | $277,655 |  | $ | 102,312
Noncompete 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 February 29, 2012, include the cash surrender value of insurance policies of $58.1 million, equity method investments of $32.7 million and cost method investments of $0.8 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.

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