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Goodwill, Service Contracts and Other Assets | 6 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2014
Goodwill, Service Contracts and Other Assets [Abstract] |
Goodwill, Service Contracts and Other Assets | Goodwill, Service Contracts and Other Assets Effective August 31, 2014, the document imaging and document retention services business was classified as discontinued operations. As a result, goodwill and service contracts related to this business, which were previously included in the Document Management Services operating segment, are included in the Corporate segment. The document imaging and document retention services business was sold in three separate transactions during the three months ended November 30, 2014. See Note 12 entitled Discontinued Operations for more information. Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and service contracts for the six months ended November 30, 2014, by operating segment, are as follows:
Goodwill (in thousands) | Rental Uniforms & Ancillary Products |  | Uniform Direct Sales |  | First Aid, Safety & Fire Protection |  | Corporate |  | Total
Balance as of June 1, 2014 | $ | 943,516 |  |  | $ | 23,905 |  |  | $ | 221,911 |  |  | $ | 78,079 |  |  | $ | 1,267,411 |
Goodwill acquired | 70 |  |  | — |  |  | 839 |  |  | — |  |  | 909 |
Goodwill divested in the Storage transactions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (75,660 | ) |  | (75,660 | )
Foreign currency translation | (832 | ) |  | (49 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,419 | ) |  | (3,300 | )
Balance as of November 30, 2014 | $ | 942,754 |  |  | $ | 23,856 |  |  | $ | 222,750 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,189,360 |
Service Contracts (in thousands) | Rental Uniforms & Ancillary Products |  | Uniform Direct Sales |  | First Aid, Safety & Fire Protection |  | Corporate |  | Total
Balance as of June 1, 2014 | $ | 17,171 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 28,034 |  |  | $ | 10,470 |  |  | $ | 55,675 |
Service contracts acquired | 313 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,429 |  |  | 265 |  |  | 3,007 |
Service contracts amortization | (1,679 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,530 | ) |  | (597 | ) |  | (5,806 | )
Service contracts divested in the Storage transactions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (9,570 | ) |  | (9,570 | )
Foreign currency translation | (1,148 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (568 | ) |  | (1,716 | )
Balance as of November 30, 2014 | $ | 14,657 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 26,933 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 41,590 |
Information regarding Cintas’ service contracts and other assets is as follows:
| As of November 30, 2014
(In thousands) | Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Service contracts | $ | 335,591 |  |  | $ | 294,001 |  |  | $ | 41,590 |
Noncompete and consulting agreements | $ | 41,282 |  |  | $ | 40,060 |  |  | $ | 1,222 |
Other | 24,397 |  |  | 6,969 |  |  | 17,428 |
Total | $ | 65,679 |  |  | $ | 47,029 |  |  | $ | 18,650 |
| As of May 31, 2014
(In thousands) | Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Service contracts | $ | 360,634 |  |  | $ | 304,959 |  |  | $ | 55,675 |
Noncompete and consulting agreements | $ | 49,080 |  |  | $ | 47,036 |  |  | $ | 2,044 |
Other | 23,826 |  |  | 6,244 |  |  | 17,582 |
Total | $ | 72,906 |  |  | $ | 53,280 |  |  | $ | 19,626 |
Amortization expense for continuing operations was $3.5 million and $5.3 million for the three months ended November 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Amortization expense for continuing operations was $7.0 million and $10.4 million for the six months ended November 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for continuing operations, excluding any future acquisitions, for each of the next five full fiscal years is $14.0 million, $10.2 million, $6.0 million, $5.0 million and $4.7 million, respectively.

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