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Operating Segment Information | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Operating Segment Information | Operating Segment Information Cintas classifies its businesses into four operating segments based on the types of products and services provided. The Rental Uniforms and Ancillary Products operating segment consists of the rental and servicing of uniforms and other garments including flame resistant clothing, mats, mops and shop towels and other ancillary items. In addition to these rental items, restroom cleaning services and supplies and carpet and tile cleaning services are also provided within this operating segment. The Uniform Direct Sales operating segment consists of the direct sale of uniforms and related items. The First Aid, Safety and Fire Protection Services operating segment consists of first aid, safety and fire protection products and services. The Document Management Services operating segment consists of document destruction, document imaging and document retention services. Cintas evaluates the performance of each operating segment based on several factors of which the primary financial measures are operating segment revenue and income before income taxes. The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those described in Note 1 entitled Significant Accounting Policies. Information related to the operations of Cintas' operating segments is set forth below:
(In thousands) | Rental Uniforms & Ancillary Products |  | Uniform Direct Sales |  | First Aid, Safety & Fire Protection |  | Document Management |  | Corporate |  | Total
May 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ | 3,044,587 |  |  | $ | 461,328 |  |  | $ | 460,592 |  |  | $ | 349,964 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,316,471 |
Gross margin | $ | 1,288,290 |  |  | $ | 134,985 |  |  | $ | 199,314 |  |  | $ | 164,478 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,787,067 |
Selling and admin. expenses | 835,249 |  |  | 81,739 |  |  | 156,232 |  |  | 148,636 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,221,856 |
Interest income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (409 | ) |  | (409 | )
Interest expense | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 65,712 |  |  | 65,712 |
Income before income taxes | $ | 453,041 |  |  | $ | 53,246 |  |  | $ | 43,082 |  |  | $ | 15,842 |  |  | $ | (65,303 | ) |  | $ | 499,908 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 116,867 |  |  | $ | 8,049 |  |  | $ | 20,832 |  |  | $ | 43,629 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 189,377 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 140,327 |  |  | $ | 6,908 |  |  | $ | 11,809 |  |  | $ | 37,442 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 196,486 |
Total assets | $ | 2,830,941 |  |  | $ | 152,551 |  |  | $ | 398,614 |  |  | $ | 605,573 |  |  | $ | 357,953 |  |  | $ | 4,345,632 |
May 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ | 2,912,261 |  |  | $ | 433,994 |  |  | $ | 415,703 |  |  | $ | 340,042 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,102,000 |
Gross margin | $ | 1,263,710 |  |  | $ | 129,614 |  |  | $ | 178,465 |  |  | $ | 166,819 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,738,608 |
Selling and admin. expenses | 834,210 |  |  | 80,577 |  |  | 143,338 |  |  | 140,856 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,198,981 |
Interest income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,942 | ) |  | (1,942 | )
Interest expense | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 70,625 |  |  | 70,625 |
Income before income taxes | $ | 429,500 |  |  | $ | 49,037 |  |  | $ | 35,127 |  |  | $ | 25,963 |  |  | $ | (68,683 | ) |  | $ | 470,944 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 121,842 |  |  | $ | 7,087 |  |  | $ | 19,641 |  |  | $ | 45,595 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 194,165 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 107,152 |  |  | $ | 5,161 |  |  | $ | 15,264 |  |  | $ | 33,225 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 160,802 |
Total assets | $ | 2,770,491 |  |  | $ | 136,478 |  |  | $ | 362,128 |  |  | $ | 556,784 |  |  | $ | 339,825 |  |  | $ | 4,165,706 |
May 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ | 2,692,248 |  |  | $ | 419,222 |  |  | $ | 377,663 |  |  | $ | 321,251 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,810,384 |
Gross margin | $ | 1,161,792 |  |  | $ | 126,475 |  |  | $ | 156,060 |  |  | $ | 164,960 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,609,287 |
Selling and admin. expenses | 822,230 |  |  | 78,220 |  |  | 134,604 |  |  | 133,890 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,168,944 |
Interest income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,030 | ) |  | (2,030 | )
Interest expense | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 49,704 |  |  | 49,704 |
Income before income taxes | $ | 339,562 |  |  | $ | 48,255 |  |  | $ | 21,456 |  |  | $ | 31,070 |  |  | $ | (47,674 | ) |  | $ | 392,669 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 122,767 |  |  | $ | 6,720 |  |  | $ | 18,599 |  |  | $ | 45,381 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 193,467 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 108,557 |  |  | $ | 5,223 |  |  | $ | 23,215 |  |  | $ | 45,597 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 182,592 |
Total assets | $ | 2,721,261 |  |  | $ | 154,109 |  |  | $ | 355,332 |  |  | $ | 595,912 |  |  | $ | 525,326 |  |  | $ | 4,351,940 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 131 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8380-108599 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8933-108599 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8538-108599 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 26 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8844-108599 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 29 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8864-108599 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 34 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8981-108599 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8984-108599 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 42 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9054-108599 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 40 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9031-108599 Reference 11: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 31 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8924-108599 Reference 12: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 41 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9038-108599 Reference 13: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8906-108599 Reference 14: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 33 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8971-108599 Reference 15: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8595-108599 + Details
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