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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2014 | May 31, 2013 | May 31, 2012
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at Beginning of Year | $ 15,855 |  | $ 17,017 |  | $ 17,057 |
Charged to Costs and Expense | 5,607 | [1] | 2,804 | [1] | 5,165 | [1]
Charged to Other Accounts | (2,965) | [2] | 202 | [2] | 194 | [2]
Deductions | 3,591 | [3] | 4,168 | [3] | 5,399 | [3]
Balance at End of Year | 14,906 |  | 15,855 |  | 17,017 |
Reserve for Obsolete Inventory [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at Beginning of Year | 29,487 |  | 29,376 |  | 30,717 |
Charged to Costs and Expense | 3,147 | [1] | 4,041 | [1] | 4,247 | [1]
Charged to Other Accounts | (144) | [2] | (2,223) | [2] | (1,505) | [2]
Deductions | 1,817 | [3] | 1,707 | [3] | 4,083 | [3]
Balance at End of Year | $ 30,673 |  | $ 29,487 |  | $ 29,376 |
[1] | Represents amounts charged to expense to increase reserve for estimated future bad debts or to increase reserve for obsolete inventory. Amounts related to inventory are computed by performing a thorough analysis of future marketability by specific inventory item.
[2] | Represents a change in the appropriate balance sheet reserve due to acquisitions and deconsolidations during the respective period.
[3] | Represents reductions in the balance sheet reserve due to the actual write-off of non-collectible accounts receivable or the physical disposal of obsolete inventory items. These amounts do not impact Cintas' consolidated income statement.

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- Definition Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 + Details
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