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Supplemental Guarantor Information - Condensed Consolidating Income Statement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 29, 2016 | Feb. 28, 2015 | Feb. 29, 2016 | Feb. 28, 2015
Revenue: |  |  |  |
Uniform rental and facility services | $ 936,565 | $ 883,401 | $ 2,812,677 | $ 2,648,574
Other | 279,518 | 225,446 | 821,376 | 685,729
Equity in net income of affiliates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenue | 1,216,083 | 1,108,847 | 3,634,053 | 3,334,303
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |
Cost of uniform rental and facility services | 524,656 | 501,273 | 1,569,250 | 1,497,771
Cost of other | 166,819 | 132,267 | 488,651 | 401,855
Selling and administrative expenses | 331,656 | 301,690 | 997,344 | 915,989
Operating income | 192,952 | 173,617 | 578,808 | 518,688
Gain on sale of stock of an equity method investment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21,739
Interest income | (335) | (96) | (565) | (168)
Interest expense (income) | 16,163 | 16,254 | 48,746 | 48,766
Income before income taxes | 177,124 | 157,459 | 530,627 | 491,829
Income taxes | 59,845 | 57,128 | 191,697 | 181,892
Income from continuing operations | 117,279 | 100,331 | 338,930 | 309,937
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | 62 | (5,448) | 223,692 | 15,466
Net income | 117,341 | 94,883 | 562,622 | 325,403
Cintas Corporation |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |
Uniform rental and facility services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Equity in net income of affiliates | 117,279 | 100,331 | 338,930 | 309,937
Total revenue | 117,279 | 100,331 | 338,930 | 309,937
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |
Cost of uniform rental and facility services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Selling and administrative expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating income | 117,279 | 100,331 | 338,930 | 309,937
Gain on sale of stock of an equity method investment |  |  |  | 0
Interest income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Interest expense (income) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Income before income taxes | 117,279 | 100,331 | 338,930 | 309,937
Income taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Income from continuing operations | 117,279 | 100,331 | 338,930 | 309,937
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | 62 | (5,448) | 223,692 | 15,466
Net income | 117,341 | 94,883 | 562,622 | 325,403
Corp. 2 |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |
Uniform rental and facility services | 723,280 | 671,490 | 2,167,825 | 2,015,724
Other | 390,199 | 328,626 | 1,157,067 | 1,013,399
Equity in net income of affiliates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenue | 1,113,479 | 1,000,116 | 3,324,892 | 3,029,123
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |
Cost of uniform rental and facility services | 449,530 | 420,917 | 1,345,421 | 1,258,525
Cost of other | 246,282 | 211,502 | 732,338 | 651,851
Selling and administrative expenses | 344,736 | 308,953 | 1,037,614 | 931,608
Operating income | 72,931 | 58,744 | 209,519 | 187,139
Gain on sale of stock of an equity method investment |  |  |  | 0
Interest income | (7) | (2) | (19) | (12)
Interest expense (income) | 16,350 | 16,356 | 49,152 | 49,200
Income before income taxes | 56,588 | 42,390 | 160,386 | 137,951
Income taxes | 18,980 | 13,443 | 57,320 | 48,739
Income from continuing operations | 37,608 | 28,947 | 103,066 | 89,212
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | 74 | (5,498) | 229,355 | 13,721
Net income | 37,682 | 23,449 | 332,421 | 102,933
Subsidiary Guarantors |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |
Uniform rental and facility services | 198,943 | 187,389 | 601,085 | 558,994
Other | 959 | 322 | 2,992 | 1,328
Equity in net income of affiliates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenue | 199,902 | 187,711 | 604,077 | 560,322
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |
Cost of uniform rental and facility services | 112,701 | 105,871 | 342,365 | 321,019
Cost of other | (8,083) | (8,810) | (25,460) | (25,661)
Selling and administrative expenses | (23,684) | (18,542) | (72,698) | (51,706)
Operating income | 118,968 | 109,192 | 359,870 | 316,670
Gain on sale of stock of an equity method investment |  |  |  | 21,739
Interest income | (262) | (77) | (378) | (140)
Interest expense (income) | (207) | (101) | (425) | (428)
Income before income taxes | 119,437 | 109,370 | 360,673 | 338,977
Income taxes | 39,764 | 42,928 | 129,426 | 128,774
Income from continuing operations | 79,673 | 66,442 | 231,247 | 210,203
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net income | 79,673 | 66,442 | 231,247 | 210,203
Non- Guarantors |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |
Uniform rental and facility services | 50,763 | 56,379 | 158,449 | 175,551
Other | 14,952 | 12,224 | 47,279 | 41,300
Equity in net income of affiliates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenue | 65,715 | 68,603 | 205,728 | 216,851
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |
Cost of uniform rental and facility services | 35,678 | 37,858 | 110,631 | 118,896
Cost of other | 9,777 | 7,544 | 30,002 | 25,464
Selling and administrative expenses | 17,459 | 18,235 | 51,479 | 55,759
Operating income | 2,801 | 4,966 | 13,616 | 16,732
Gain on sale of stock of an equity method investment |  |  |  | 0
Interest income | (68) | (18) | (170) | (18)
Interest expense (income) | 20 | (1) | 19 | (6)
Income before income taxes | 2,849 | 4,985 | 13,767 | 16,756
Income taxes | 1,130 | 770 | 5,033 | 4,422
Income from continuing operations | 1,719 | 4,215 | 8,734 | 12,334
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | (12) | 50 | (5,663) | 1,745
Net income | 1,707 | 4,265 | 3,071 | 14,079
Eliminations |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |
Uniform rental and facility services | (36,421) | (31,857) | (114,682) | (101,695)
Other | (126,592) | (115,726) | (385,962) | (370,298)
Equity in net income of affiliates | (117,279) | (100,331) | (338,930) | (309,937)
Total revenue | (280,292) | (247,914) | (839,574) | (781,930)
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |
Cost of uniform rental and facility services | (73,253) | (63,373) | (229,167) | (200,669)
Cost of other | (81,157) | (77,969) | (248,229) | (249,799)
Selling and administrative expenses | (6,855) | (6,956) | (19,051) | (19,672)
Operating income | (119,027) | (99,616) | (343,127) | (311,790)
Gain on sale of stock of an equity method investment |  |  |  | 0
Interest income | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2
Interest expense (income) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Income before income taxes | (119,029) | (99,617) | (343,129) | (311,792)
Income taxes | (29) | (13) | (82) | (43)
Income from continuing operations | (119,000) | (99,604) | (343,047) | (311,749)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | (62) | 5,448 | (223,692) | (15,466)
Net income | $ (119,062) | $ (94,156) | $ (566,739) | $ (327,215)

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