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Operating Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended
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May 31, 2014 | Feb. 28, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2013 | Aug. 31, 2013 | May 31, 2013 | Feb. 28, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2012 | Aug. 31, 2012 | May 31, 2014 segment | May 31, 2013 | May 31, 2012 | May 31, 2014 Rental Uniforms and Ancillary Products [Member] | May 31, 2013 Rental Uniforms and Ancillary Products [Member] | May 31, 2012 Rental Uniforms and Ancillary Products [Member] | May 31, 2014 Uniform Direct Sales [Member] | May 31, 2013 Uniform Direct Sales [Member] | May 31, 2012 Uniform Direct Sales [Member] | May 31, 2014 First Aid, Safety and Fire Protection [Member] | May 31, 2013 First Aid, Safety and Fire Protection [Member] | May 31, 2012 First Aid, Safety and Fire Protection [Member] | May 31, 2014 Document Management [Member] | May 31, 2013 Document Management [Member] | May 31, 2012 Document Management [Member] | May 31, 2014 Corporate [Member] | May 31, 2013 Corporate [Member] | May 31, 2012 Corporate [Member] | Apr. 30, 2014 Cintas Document Shredding [Member] Product Concentration Risk [Member] Assets, Segment [Member] Cintas Document Management Services [Member] | Apr. 30, 2014 Cintas Document Shredding [Member] Product Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Segment [Member] Cintas Document Management Services [Member] | Apr. 30, 2014 Cintas Document Shredding [Member] Product Concentration Risk [Member] Income Before Income Taxes, Segment [Member] Cintas Document Management Services [Member]
Disclosures related to operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of operating segments (segment) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76.00% | 80.00% | 70.00%
Revenue | $ 1,157,479 | [1] | $ 1,130,237 | $ 1,143,753 | $ 1,120,343 | $ 1,129,086 | $ 1,075,674 | $ 1,060,386 | $ 1,051,325 | $ 4,551,812 | $ 4,316,471 | $ 4,102,000 | $ 3,223,930 | $ 3,044,587 | $ 2,912,261 | $ 455,485 | $ 461,328 | $ 433,994 | $ 514,429 | $ 460,592 | $ 415,703 | $ 357,968 | $ 349,964 | $ 340,042 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
Gross margin | 492,362 | [1] | 479,125 | 476,919 | 465,980 | 467,215 | 441,941 | 432,036 | 445,875 | 1,914,386 | 1,787,067 | 1,738,608 | 1,394,503 | 1,288,290 | 1,263,710 | 130,018 | 134,985 | 129,614 | 225,238 | 199,314 | 178,465 | 164,627 | 164,478 | 166,819 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Selling and admin. expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,302,752 | 1,221,856 | 1,198,981 | 887,444 | 835,249 | 834,210 | 83,309 | 81,739 | 80,577 | 176,286 | 156,232 | 143,338 | 155,713 | 148,636 | 140,856 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Gain on deconsolidation of Shredding, net of impairment charges and other transaction costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,817 |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  | 61,817 |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65,593 | 65,303 | 68,683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65,593 | 65,303 | 68,683 |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 607,858 | 499,908 | 470,944 | 507,059 | 453,041 | 429,500 | 46,709 | 53,246 | 49,037 | 48,952 | 43,082 | 35,127 | 70,731 | 15,842 | 25,963 | (65,593) | (65,303) | (68,683) |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 190,862 | 189,377 | 194,165 | 117,869 | 116,867 | 121,842 | 8,307 | 8,049 | 7,087 | 21,113 | 20,832 | 19,641 | 43,573 | 43,629 | 45,595 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 145,580 | 196,486 | 160,802 | 94,190 | 140,327 | 107,152 | 2,482 | 6,908 | 5,161 | 14,512 | 11,809 | 15,264 | 34,396 | 37,442 | 33,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Total assets | $ 4,462,452 |  |  |  |  | $ 4,345,632 |  |  |  | $ 4,462,452 | $ 4,345,632 | $ 4,165,706 | $ 2,875,014 | $ 2,830,941 | $ 2,770,491 | $ 142,033 | $ 152,551 | $ 136,478 | $ 422,015 | $ 398,614 | $ 362,128 | $ 510,102 | $ 605,573 | $ 556,784 | $ 513,288 | $ 357,953 | $ 339,825 |  |  |
[1] | On April 30, 2014, Cintas completed its previously announced partnership transaction with the shareholders of Shred-it to combine Cintas’ document destruction business with Shred-it’s document destruction business. Under the agreement, Cintas and Shred-it each contributed its document destruction business to a newly formed partnership owned 42% by Cintas and 58% by the shareholders of Shred-it. The deconsolidation of the document destruction business negatively impacted fiscal 2014 fourth quarter revenue. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company realized a $106.4 million gain on deconsolidation of the shredding business. In addition, as a result of the shredding transaction, the Company recorded an asset impairment charge of $16.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014. The Company also recorded transaction costs of $28.5 million, of which $2.2 million was recorded in the third quarter and $26.3 million was recorded in the fourth quarter. Please see Note 9 entitled Acquisitions and Deconsolidation for additional information on the transaction.

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