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Goodwill, Service Contracts and Other Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2015
Goodwill, Service Contracts and Other Assets [Abstract] |
Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Operating Segment | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and service contracts for the nine months ended February 28, 2015, 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 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,316 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,386 |
Goodwill divested in the Storage transactions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (75,660 | ) |  | (75,660 | )
Foreign currency translation | (2,204 | ) |  | (125 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,419 | ) |  | (4,748 | )
Balance as of February 28, 2015 | $ | 941,382 |  |  | $ | 23,780 |  |  | $ | 229,227 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,194,389 |
Changes in the Carrying Amount of Service Contracts by Operating Segment |
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 |  |  | — |  |  | 8,819 |  |  | 265 |  |  | 9,397 |
Service contracts amortization | (4,263 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5,246 | ) |  | (597 | ) |  | (10,106 | )
Service contracts divested in the Storage transactions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (9,570 | ) |  | (9,570 | )
Foreign currency translation | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (568 | ) |  | (572 | )
Balance as of February 28, 2015 | $ | 13,217 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 31,607 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 44,824 |
Information Regarding Service Contracts and Other Assets | Information regarding Cintas’ service contracts and other assets is as follows:
| As of February 28, 2015
(In thousands) | Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Service contracts | $ | 340,002 |  |  | $ | 295,178 |  |  | $ | 44,824 |
Noncompete and consulting agreements | $ | 41,709 |  |  | $ | 40,127 |  |  | $ | 1,582 |
Other | 23,828 |  |  | 7,331 |  |  | 16,497 |
Total other assets | $ | 65,537 |  |  | $ | 47,458 |  |  | $ | 18,079 |
| 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 other assets | $ | 72,906 |  |  | $ | 53,280 |  |  | $ | 19,626 |

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